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Oilseeds & Edible oil
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Tunisia to raise rapeseed hectarage to 140,000 by 2030 in push to diversify edible oil sources
TUNISIA – Tunisia is planning to increase the cultivated area of rapeseed to 140,000 hectares from the current 15,000 hectares over the next 7 years…
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Tanzania bets on local palm oil production to slash US$210 edible oil import bill
TANZANIA – Tanzanian prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has advocated for boosting the cultivation and production of palm oil in a bid to halt the importation…
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Ethiopia’s revenues from oilseeds, grains export rises to US$250M in seven months
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia continues to thrive in agricultural trade as the country earned more than US$250M from oilseeds and grains export in the past seven…
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Indonesian government restricts palm oil exports to secure local supplies amid crisis
INDONESIA- To curb the inadequate supply of cooking oil in the country, palm oil exporters will only export 6 times the volume they sell domestically…
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Kenya to boost edible oil production to offset US$716M import burden
KENYA – The government of Kenya is planning to stimulate domestic oil crop production from 5% to 25%, in a bid to reduce the country’s…