Agriculture & Food Security

SOUTH AFRICA – The Economic Transformation of the Black Citrus Growers (ETBCG) Programme has started to bear fruit despite facing initial challenges during implementation. The…

KENYA – Local potato farmers in Kenya have shifted to planting the Memphis potato variety, desirable by the American fast-food restaurant chain, KFC, to cut…

SOMALIA – International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has pledged to substantially strengthen its support to Somalia, immediately making US$11.6 million available and mobilizing resources…

KENYA – Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), in a circular to horticulture exporters, wants all exporters to submit a list of their horticultural produce marketing…

MOROCCO – Spanish specialist in agricultural production, Daifressh, has expanded its activities in the Agadir region of Morocco after the acquisition of 140 hectares of…

SINGAPORE – Singrow, a Singapore-based agri-genomics firm, has launched the world’s first climate-resilient strawberry variety using its transformative technology ‘genomics technology platform’. With its climate-resilient…

SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia, a major exporter of fruits and vegetables in the Gulf, through its Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) has…

EGYPT – Egypt, a global powerhouse in terms of orange production and exports, which accounts for around 80% of its total citrus production, is projected…