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Zimbabwe to produce 200,000 tonnes of winter wheat nearly half of targeted amount
ZIMBABWE – The government of Zimbabwe set an average target of 5.2 tonnes per hectare for the 2020 winter wheat production totalling to 416, 000…
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American indoor farming startup, AppHarvest appoints Impossible Foods’ ex-CFO David Lee as President
US – AppHarvest, a leading AgTech company building some of the country’s largest indoor farms has appointed ex-chief finance officer (CFO) of Impossible Foods, David…
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Unilever sells remaining Bertolli assets to Dutch food maker Enrico-Glasbest
NETHERLANDS – British multinational consumer goods company, Unilever has offloaded its remaining assets in the Bertolli brand to Netherlands-based Enrico-Glasbest for an undisclosed sum. Enrico-Glasbest…
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WFP seeks US$132m to deliver food to over 750,000 vulnerable people in Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE – The United Nations World Food Programme is in urgent need of US$132.4 million to be channelled in offering humanitarian food assistance in the…
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Establishment of Rwanda’s first powdered milk plant met with setback due to financial constrains
RWANDA – It’s a year since TRIOMF East Africa, a joint venture firm owned by South African and Rwandan investors in collaboration with dairy farmers…