No.1 Grains Industry Magazine & Website for Africa & the Middle East
MADAGASCAR – The European Commission (EC) has called on the Malagasy executive to adopt a strategy to improve the phytosanitary compliance of the cowpea sector or risk losing the commodity’s export licenses. According to Ecofin Agency, the ultimatum follows concerns raised by Olivier Machiels, head of development cooperation within the EU that the legume has traces of chlorpyrifos, a chemical…
Read More
MADAGASCAR – The Madagascan authorities plan to increase the cassava harvest to 7 million tonnes by 2027, more than double the stock achieved in 2022, Agence Ecofin has reported. Within the framework of this objective, the government intends to improve the yield per hectare to almost 14 tonnes, in particular through the popularization of appropriate farming techniques and the…
Read More
MADAGASCAR- The African Development Bank (AFDB) in partnership with the government of Madagascar has launched a US$ 20 million Emergency Food Production Reinforcement Project, envisioned to increase the productivity of cereal and oilseed crops. According to Agency Ecofin, the project, launched in Marovoay -Boeny region, is financed by the Africa Development Fund and the Transition Support Facility for an overall…
Read More
MADAGASCAR – The Madagascan Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has signed a cooperation agreement with the Zimbabwean seed company for the local production of new high-yield maize seed aimed at boosting food security, reports Ecofin Agency. According to the statement from the ministry, the maize variety called “Mukushi” is drought resistant and has a short production hence suitable for short-term…
Read More
MADAGASCAR-The government of Madagascar has requested the Indian ambassador Bandaru Wilsonbab, to obtain tax exemption for the importation of 200,000 tons of rice from the Asian country. The request comes barely months after the Indian government imposed a 20% customs duty for sales of different qualities of rice ((non-basmati, paddy rice, brown rice, non-parboiled rice) for importers. India is the…
Read More