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Day: March 10, 2023

Morocco adjusts wheat subsidy scheme to aid in efficient Black Sea imports

MOROCCO – Morocco, a major cereal importer, has modified its wheat import subsidy scheme to make it easier for companies to bring in cargoes from the Black Sea region, World grain citing Reuters has reported. The modification means that as of March, importers can receive a monthly subsidy if cargoes are loaded by the end of the month, unlike previously…

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Algeria turns to sunflower to shore up vegetable oil supply as Tanzania rests its hope on palm oil

ALGERIA – Algeria is planning to plant 45,000 hectares under sunflowers as part of sunflower production campaign aimed at improving local supply and shielding the country from erratic and expensive imports. The initiative was announced by Mohamed Haroun, a member of the Confederation of Algerian Industrialists and Producers (CIPA), ahead of 2023 sunflower production campaign 2023to be launched this month.…

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Kenya commissions grain storage facilities in Nakuru county to curb post-harvest losses

KENYA – Farmers in Nakuru County, one of the major maize growing areas in Kenya, are poised for better days following the commissioning of two warehouses with grain drying and storage capabilities. According to a report by the Kenya News Agency, the facilities are the brainchild of the Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme Climate-Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods (KCEP-CRAL) program. The KCEP-CRAL program…

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Hope at last for Kenya millers as duty-free maize finally approaches the port of Mombasa

KENYA – 42,464 tonnes of the long-awaited duty-free maize are expected to dock the port on March 12 signaling relief to Kenyan millers who have been struggling to access the commodity, Business daily has reported. The shipment from the Port of Odesa in Ukraine will mark the first consignment to have arrived in the country since the authorization of duty-free…

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Puratos pledges to switch to 100% recycled packaging in sustainability drive

BELGIUM – Puratos Group, a Belgium-based ingredient company that supplies bakers, patissiers and chocolatiers, has announced that it is switching to more sustainable packaging in a sustainability drive. The company said it is making changes that mean all its packaging will become 100% recycle-ready, with some packaging getting additional improvements such as paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)…

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