AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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TBS trains rice stakeholders on recommended standards as production in MY 2020/21 is projected to rise by 13.6%
TANZANIA – Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has embarked on disseminating information pertaining to the organization, better production principles, standards and recommended operation procedures, to…
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Guinness Ghana goes green with installation of solar power plant, Diageo’s West African units exhibit stellar performance
WEST AFRICA – Guinness Ghana Breweries has commissioned a solar photovoltaic system on the roof of its brewery in Accra, shifting to use of clean…
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AfDB leads other DFIs in pledging US$17 billion support to boost Africa’s food security
AFRICA – Sub-Saharan Africa has a quarter of the world’s arable land but only produces 10 per cent of its agricultural output. The low productivity…
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AfDB, IFAD and partners pledge to end hunger in Africa, work collaboratively with leaders to strengthen food security
AFRICA – The impact of climate change, pandemics, hunger and malnutrition, rising fragility and conflict, and locust invasions in East and Southern Africa is taking…
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African Development Fund grants Ethiopia US$31.2m to combat child malnutrition through MASReP
ETHIOPIA – The government of Ethiopia has received US$31.2m grant from the African Development Fund, to boost the US$48m Multi-sectoral Approach for Stunting Reduction Project…