AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Tanzania rolls out ten year plan to expand farm mechanization
The government aims to add thousands of tractors and local service centres as it pushes to raise farm output and land use.
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FAO says Ghana leads growth in African banana exports in 2025
The West African country is emerging as a key player in the continent’s banana market, posting the fastest export growth in 2025.
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Bosta launches Middle East’s largest automated sorting hub in Cairo
The facility will boost delivery efficiency and strengthen Egypt’s logistics infrastructure as e-commerce demand rises.
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IITA, Clemson receive US$1.2M Gates Foundation Grant to improve banana farming
Funding supports a new hydroponic system to provide smallholder farmers with healthy starter plants.
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Corteva leads SA’s farmers with seed treatments and crop protection in 2026
The company’s advanced seed technologies and crop protection tools help farmers protect yields amid financial pressures and extreme weather.
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World Potato Congress 2026 opens registration and calls for abstracts in Kenya
Early bird rates and abstract submissions now open for the October 2026 global potato meeting in Naivasha.
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Hydrovest secures US$275k to grow agritech operations and expand into UAE
The Doha based firm plans to scale production, add new products, and enter the UAE market by late 2026.
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Armela plans high tech strawberry facility as UAE pushes local food production
Dubai agritech firm moves to grow strawberries and test broccoli while regional leaders step up environmental action.
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Senegal set to overtake Sudan as Africa’s second largest groundnut producer in 2025/2026
Stronger harvest outlook in Senegal and falling output in Sudan could reshape Africa’s groundnut supply and export trade.
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ICRISAT, FAO expand farmer-led pigeonpea seed businesses in Mozambique
Smallholder farmers in Mozambique are gaining stronger market access and new income streams through farmer-managed seed businesses backed by global partners.