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September 21, 2023

Egypt weighs swapping Russian wheat for France, Bulgaria

EGYPT – Egypt is considering sourcing nearly 500,000 tons of wheat from France and Bulgaria after Moscow blocked the supply of Russian grain, Zawya has reported. The decision came after...

September 21, 2023

Ghana seeks investments in rice mills and drying facilities to cope with the surging production

GHANA – Ghanaian officials in agriculture have called for more investments in rice mills and drying facilities in the Adansi South District to cope with the increasing production of the...

September 21, 2023

Egyptian snacks giant Edita Foods secures US$12.6M to finance frozen bakery segment investments

EGYPT – Egyptian snacks giant Edita Food has signed two medium-term loan agreements worth EGP 390 million (US$12.60M) to finance investments related to the newly acquired frozen bakery segment for...

September 21, 2023

Côte d’Ivoire temporarily suspends rice, sugar export to curb domestic price hikes

CÔTE D’IVOIRE – The Ivorian government has announced a precautionary suspension of the export of local rice and sugar, for the period from September 18 to December 31, 2023, to...

September 21, 2023

ZEMA to set up two organic fertilizer blending plants in Lusaka

ZAMBIA – Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has approved two organic fertilizer blending plant projects with total investment values of US$2 million and US$1 million respectively in Chilanga, Lusaka. Speaking...

September 20, 2023

Egypt purchases 3.8M tons of wheat from local farmers as the country makes effort toward self-sufficiency

EGYPT – The Egyptian cabinet has announced that the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade purchased 3.8 million tons of wheat from local farmers during this year’s harvest season which...

September 21, 2023

ADM advances investments in Agricultural Services and Oilseeds

UK- ADM is taking significant steps to invest in its Ag Services and Oilseeds sector, as shared by Juan R. Luciano, the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of the US-based company. Luciano provided insights during a presentation at the JP Morgan US All Stars Conference in London...