Sustainability
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AFEX sets up operations in Uganda 7 months after entry into East Africa
UGANDA-AFEX, Africa’s leading commodities exchange and commodities market player, has announced its expansion into Uganda, seven months after it first entered East Africa. The new…
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Argentina soybean, corn to decline by up to 25% as drought continues to wreak havoc on farms
ARGENTINA-The Buenos Aires grains exchange has slashed its forecast for Argentina’s 2022/23 soybeans and corn production by up to 25% if drought in the South…
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The Rockefeller Foundation donates US$10.7M to support WFP school feeding programs
GLOBAL-The Rockefeller Foundation has donated a US$10.7 million grant to The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help the agency support school feeding programs…
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Egypt plans to purchase maize for the first time in history to boost feed manufacturing
Egypt- The General Authority in Charge of Raw Materials (GASC) has floated a public tender to purchase maize, the first time the public body embarks…
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Grain Australia receives US$17.5M from GRDC to bolster the competitiveness of Australian grain
AUSTRALIA – The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has pledged US$17.5 million to Grains Australia Limited (GAL) to bolster the competitiveness and profitability of…