AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Nampak reports marginal growth in revenue boosted by cost saving initiatives
SOUTH AFRICA – Africa’s largest diversified packaging manufacturer, Nampak has reported that its first quarter revenue for the period ended December 2020, marginally rose by…
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Fertilizer giant OCP Group launches agricultural development centered website to promote industry growth
MOROCCO – Morocco’s state-owned phosphate and fertilizer group OCP group has launched a new website dedicate to promote the establishment of agricultural ecosystem under the…
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Ethiopia opens mega edible oil processing factory worth US$113.7m to meet domestic demand
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has inaugurated the new PhiBela Edible Oil Factory worth Birr 4.5 billion (US$113.7m) in the Amhara regional state built by the multi-sectoral…
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Nigeria partners with international experts to develop its livestock industry
NIGERIA – The Federal Government of Nigeria has appointed Cownexxion, an international dairy farming consultant to kick-start the National Livestock Transformation Plan. According to Klaas…
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AgVentures buys into South African online farmer marketplace Skudu
SOUTH AFRICA – AgVentures, one of Africa’s leading agrifood tech investors, has acquired a stake in Skudu, a South African online marketplace for agricultural inputs…