Tea, Coffee & Cocoa
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Ghana Cocobod turns to traders for loans to fund cocoa industry operations in 2023/24 season
GHANA – Cocobod is exploring a loan from cocoa traders to fund cocoa industry operations as the government faces difficulties in securing an annual loan from…
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Cargill opens first of-its-kind cocoa development centre in Asia-Pacific
INDONESIA – Cargill, a leading global food and agribusiness, has announced the opening of the Cargill Cocoa Development Center in Gresik, Indonesia to foster innovation…
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KTDA unveils plans to invest US$66M in new speciality tea processing lines
KENYA – The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is planning to install specialty tea processing units across 32 factories under its management at a cost…
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Egypt seeks barter trade agreement with Kenya for tea amid dollar shortage
EGYPT – Egypt is considering a unique solution to sustain its tea trade with Kenya amid a severe shortage of US dollars in both countries…
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Tea Board of Kenya to conduct audit on tea value chain in effort to stem high production costs
KENYA – The Tea Board of Kenya has revealed plans to conduct a special audit on the entire tea value chain following growing concerns over…