Sustainability
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South African prices for frozen potato chips set to fall as anti-dumping duties lapse
SOUTH AFRICA-The anti-dumping tariffs on French fries placed on three European countries by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) have lapsed creating…
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Nambu Group secures funding to upgrade and expand alternative protein production facilities
SOUTH AFRICA- Nambu Group, a speciality in converting food waste into high-value protein feed has secured funding from South African Impact investor E Squared Investments…
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Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from devastating fall armyworm pest, study reveals
AFRICA-Fall army warms (Spodoptera frugiperda) continue to endanger the majority of Africa’s maize crops according to new research published in Frontiers in Insect Science journal.…
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Kenya licenses traders as window open for the importation of 10M bags of duty-free maize
KENYA – The government has issued licenses to private traders to facilitate the importation of 10 million bags (about 900 metric tonnes) of duty-free maize…
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UK funds construction of new US$18.5m potato processing facility in Kenya
KENYA-The UK government has launched the construction of a KS2.3 billion (US$18.5M) production facility for Irish and sweet potato processing in Kenya. The processing facility…