Tea, Coffee & Cocoa
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Sasini enhances liquidity position with US$6m investment in fixed income securities
KENYA – Sasini, one of Kenya’s major tea and coffee producers, has purchased fixed-income securities valued at Sh755.6 million (US$6.09m) following improved cash generation in…
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Boon for Kenyan tea farmers as tea agency disburses US$44.5m for green leaf deliveries
KENYA – Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), a Kenyan-based private holding company owned by more than 600,000 small-holder tea farmers, has disbursed Kshs 5.5 billion…
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East Africa needs legitimate reforms to benefit small scale tea farmers
EAST AFRICA – Tea farmers in the East African countries; Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi have had low prices for their products due to…
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Barry Callebaut strengthens APAC presence with new business excellence centre in Malaysia
MALAYSIA – Swiss-headquartered global chocolate and cocoa group has augmented its focus on the Asia-Pacific region with a new Asia Pacific Business Excellence Centre (APAC…
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Rwanda to increase coffee exports to UAE with new partnership with Dubuy
RWANDA – Coffee exports from Rwanda, which in the fiscal year 2021-2022 alone amounted to over 15 million kilograms and generated over US$75.5 million, are…