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Ethiopia on track to attain self-sufficiency in barley production, thanks to Soufflet Malt

ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia is seeking to become a major barley powerhouse following a production boost project spearheaded by Soufflet Malt Ethiopia, a subsidiary of the French-based Gruope Soufflet. The milestone follows that, in 2019, the IFC and the Private Sector Window of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) invested US$22.33 million (€20 million) in Soufflet Malt Ethiopia to boost…

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AfDB grants Tunisia US$87M to bolster strategic grain storage capacity

TUNISIA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Tunisia have signed a loan agreement worth US$87.1 million (TND 267.56 million) to finance the Inclusive and Sustainable Development Support Programme for the Grain Sector (PADIFIC) aimed at increasing the country’s strategic grain storage capacity. Economy and Planning Minister Samir Saied and AfDB Deputy Director General for North Africa Region Malinne Blomberg…

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USDA lowers Algeria’s wheat and barley estimate owing to below average precipitation levels

ALGERIA – The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed Algeria’s wheat and barley outlook for the marketing year 2023-24 following an ongoing drought and heat conditions in the country’s non-irrigated areas. According to USDA, ongoing below-average precipitation levels during important crop development periods led to this downward outlook, particularly in coastal and highland…

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Morocco embarks on strategies to increase cereal production by 62% in MY2023/24

MOROCCO – In a bid to mitigate the adverse effects of drought on the agricultural sector, the government has set raft measures expected to provide a much-needed boost to Morocco’s agricultural industry, safeguarding food security and strengthening the economy. Recently, the government launched the ‘The Generation Green Plan 2020-2030’ initiative, a drive to achieve greater food security for cereal crops…

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The anticipated Malting Plant offers new hope to barley production in Tanzania

TANZANIA – The much-anticipated Kilimanjaro Malting Plant that is being built in Moshi is set to bring about positive changes that will benefit barley farmers across Tanzania. This follows a recent announcement by the Tanzania Breweries (TBL), a subsidiary of the largest brewer in the world, ABInBev, that it has committed a tune of TZS 96 billion (US$40.38mn) to be…

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PepsiCo opens oat testing lab in UK to boost high-quality productivity

UK – PepsiCo, Inc, in partnership with UK’s National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), has opened a new research lab dedicated to testing oats from its innovative R&D agricultural science programs.    The new laboratory is located at the NIAB plant science research organization in Cambridge and will be used by PepsiCo expert crop researchers to test and analyze a pool…

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