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IFC, German partner to strengthen supply chains for smallholder farmers in Africa with launch od US$25m program
AFRICA – IFC and BMZ, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, have launched a new program that will leverage greater private sector investments…
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Susan Jebb appointed chair of UK Food Standards Agency
UK – Professor Susan Jebb, one of the UK’s leading scientists has been confirmed as the new chair of the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA)…
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E-commerce marketplace start-up Fatura secures US$3m in pre-series A round to expand offering
EGYPT – Fatura, a Cairo-based ecommerce marketplace connecting FMCG wholesalers to retailers, has secured US$3 million in a pre-Series A round led by Sawari Ventures…
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Pick n Pay fosters healthy competition in SA’s retail market, scraps off exclusivity lease agreements
SOUTH AFRICA – South African retail chain, Pick n Pay, has heed to the call of the Competition Commission of South Africa to cease use…
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New stringent food safety standards system on import goods in UAE to be launched over next two months
UAE – The corona pandemic has focalized the world’s attention on food supplies specifically in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which imports about 90 per…