AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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AfDB promotes food security, COVID-19 recovery in Zambia with US$1.4m grant
ZAMBIA – Zambia has received a US$1.4 million grant from African Development Bank’s Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, to fund the Mitigating Impacts of…
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Arla to invest in new modern dairy farm in Nigeria to boost milk production
NIGERIA – Arla Foods, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in Europe, has announced plans to build a new commercial dairy farm in Northern Nigeria,…
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Vital Capital Impact Relief Facility backs Kenyan macadamia nuts producer Privamnuts
KENYA – Kenyan producer and exporter of macadamia nuts, Privamnuts, has received an undisclosed amount of financing from Vital Capital, an Africa focused pioneering impact…
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Food-tech startup Kune Food readies to serve Kenyans healthy, affordable meals following closure of US$1m pre-seed funding
KENYA – Kune Food, a Kenyan based cloud kitchen concept operator is set to officially launch its on-demand delivery service and avail freshly made meals…
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French Malteries Soufflet cuts ribbon to its first African malting house in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA – The Soufflet Group, a French agri-food company, through its malting division, Malteries Soufflet, has officially launched its new processing factory in Ethiopia. Construction…