Fats, Oils, Oilseeds & Nuts
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Nigeria’s oil palm sector to benefit from Releaf, IITA partnership focused on boosting production
NIGERIA – Nigeria-based agritech startup Releaf has partnered with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to improve growth and sustainability in oil palm production…
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Ghanaian edible oil processing company Central Oil Mills Limited gets US$2.3m backing to rehabilitate facilities
GHANA – Ghana nears competition of rehabilitation works on locally owned agro-processing company Central Oil Mills Limited. The project which is 90% complete is undertaken…
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Financial institution EBRD supports Tunisia’s olive-oil sector with US$7m financing to COGIA SA
TUNISIA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has dished out a TND 20 million (US$7.19 million) loan to Compagnie Générale des Industries…
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AAK to acquire BIC Ingredients to bolster presence in Europe’s lecithin market
NETHERLANDS – AAK, one of the leading suppliers of plant-based oils, is in the process of acquiring BIC Ingredients, the lecithin arm of BIC International…
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Nigerian Agritech startup Releaf secures US$4.2m funding, grant to boost oil palm processing
NIGERIA – Nigeria-based agritech startup Releaf has secured US$2.7-million in a seed funding round to enable the development of industrial food processing technology in the…