Rice
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NFRA, CPB on track to stock Tanzania grain reserves through local purchases
TANZANIA – The National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) Sumbawanga Zone Office plans to spend 4.5bn/- (US$1.8M) to almost double the tonnes of maize to be…
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Angola plans to finance private-led projects as a strategy to boost rice production
ANGOLA – Angola intends to finance private-based rice production projects for young entrepreneurs and those interested in investing in the rice sector in Malanje, the…
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Benin wants to double paddy rice by 2025, exports first batch of processed cashew nuts
BENIN – The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries aims to increase national production of paddy rice to 1 million tonnes by the end of…
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Adani Wilmer refutes speculations on 44%stake sale
INDIA – Adani Wilmar, a leading packaged food company in India has denied speculation that the parent company, Adani Group was mulling the disposal of the…
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Kenya launches pilot operation to eradicate invasive apple snails in Mwea rice scheme
KENYA – The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a three-week pilot program to control a new migratory rice pest, apple snails, that has been ravaging…