Fats, Oils, Oilseeds & Nuts
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Tanzania seeks to tap Africa’s cashew market potential with plans to raise annual production to 1M tonnes by 2030
TANZANIA – Tanzanian Vice-President Dr. Philip Mpango has urged African countries to boost local consumption of cashew nuts and their by-products while tapping into the…
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Kenya aims to boost edible oil production with sunflower initiative
KENYA – The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) of Kenya has unveiled ambitious plans to significantly boost sunflower production for edible oil, with the aim…
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Government seeks unconventional macadamia uses to boost farmers’ earning
KENYA – The Government of Kenya is exploring alternative ways of using macadamia in a move to boost farmer earnings amid the oversupply of the…
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Private investor inject US$4.8m into construction of new coconut processing plant in Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE – A private investment firm in Mozambique has broken ground on a US$4.8 million coconut processing plant in Zambézia Province, an extensive coconut belt…
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Kenya inaugurates 70-tonne avocado oil extraction factory in Kisii
KENYA- Kenya has launched a Kes355 million (US$2.62 million) avocado oil extraction factory in Kisii county, with a processing capacity of 70 tonnes of avocado…