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WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda
RWANDA – Rwandan startups are set to benefit from recently launched IGNITE Food Systems Challenge aimed to foster locally-driven solutions to tackle food systems challenges.…
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USAID heightens investment in fonio value chain, issues US$1.9m to Mali based processor, American partner
MALI – Mali Shi, a Malian agro-processor in partnership with Yolélé, a purpose-driven African food company based in the United States, have received a co-investment…
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Ireland introduces minimum unit pricing on alcohol to regulate consumption
IRELAND – Ireland has introduced a minimum unit pricing on alcohol that aims to regulate the amount of alcohol that people within its borders drink. Minimum unit…
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Ethiopia opens 2nd avocado processing facility, eyes international market
ETHIOPIA – YBM, a new private avocado oil processing company, has gone operational within state owned Yirgalem Agro-processing Park in Southern region of Ethiopia. Established…
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Joe Coote to succeed Stan Ryan as Darigold CEO
USA – American dairy cooperative Darigold has appointed Joe Coote, the current president of Darigold’s global ingredients division, as its next chief executive officer. Coote…