May 2023
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World Food Programme urges food system harmonization in Ghana
GHANA – The World Food Programme (WFP), has urged Ghana to adopt a standard local food safety quality at all locations to ensure a more…
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Nigeria sets pace for African counterparts as it adopts new best practice trans-fat elimination policy
NIGERIA – Nigeria has become the second African country after South Africa to adopt a new best practice trans-fat elimination policy, that, according to estimates,…
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Quantum Foods culls 420,000 birds due to avian flu outbreak, warns of potential egg supply crunch
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s largest egg producer, Quantum Foods has reduced the population of chicken by 420,000 at one of its farms in the…
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Namibia plans to rejig Meat Corporation to stave off competition from new entrants
NAMIBIA – Namibian Ministry of Agriculture plans to re-strategize and reposition the Namibia Meat Corporation (MeatCo) as a modern entity to counter the escalating competitive…
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Coca-Cola invests US$650m in expanding production capacity of Fairlife milk brand in US
USA – The world’s largest beverage producer, Coca-Cola, is expanding production capacity for Fairlife milk brands by investing US$650 million in setting up a new…