AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

TANZANIA – Farmers in Tanzania will benefit immensely from the new World Food Programme (WFP) and the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) collaboration to facilitate the…

KENYA – In an endeavor to bolster food security in Kenya, the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has initiated a comprehensive five-year project.…

TANZANIA – 23 districts in 10 banana-producing regions in Tanzania have been quarantined to combat the outbreak of the destructive Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV)…

SOUTH AFRICA – Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which remained active over Mozambique and northeastern South Africa for five weeks in February and March 2023, has caused…

EGYPT – Egyptian fresh produce market will receive pomegranates of varying sizes during this harvest season due to inconsistent weather patterns between the first and…

ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe has confirmed its plans to begin stone fruit exports to South Africa this year with the Plant Quarantine Services Institute working on…

ANGOLA – Angola’s NR farm has harvested 800 tons of tomatoes cultivated on a 20-hectare space of the farm and are gradually shipping the produce…

SOUTH AFRICA – The inclusion of six new countries in the BRICS partnership will introduce new opportunities for the South African fresh produce export industry.…

LEBANON – Grape farmers in Lebanon have increasingly embraced seedless varieties due to their premium quality and high export revenue. Recent data from the Food…