Horticulture
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Zambian potato producing giant Buya Bamba invests US$7m in new frozen chips processing factory
ZAMBIA – Zambia’s leading potato producer, Buya Bamba has vertically expanded its operations with an investment of US$7 million in a new processing factory for…
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Ghana adds value to tomatoes with launch of US$16m processing factory
GHANA – Weddi Africa Limited, a wholly owned Ghanaian company has established a US$16 million tomato processing factory in Domfete, Bono Region, with support from…
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Kakuzi becomes first African company to adopt UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
KENYA – Kenyan fresh food producer and exporter, Kakuzi Plc, becomes the first corporate organization in Sub Sahara Africa to constitute and establish the Independent…
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UK dishes out US$21m funding to Kenya for establishment of digital trade corridor
KENYA – Kenyan horticultural producers are set to access the British market more efficiently and cheaply, following the set-up of a digital customs system in…
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AgDevCo expands portfolio to develop banana industry in Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE – Social impact investor AgDevCo has announced its latest investment in Mozambique’s agribusiness sector. The UK-based social impact investor has closed a US$3 million…
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Lucrative citrus industry in South Africa calls for increased efficiency on back of expected rising exports
SOUTH AFRICA – The South African citrus industry expects to break all export season records, with an estimated 158.7 million cartons this year. If this…
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Kenya’s county government mitigates post-harvest losses with launch of fruit processing plant
KENYA – Kitui County in Eastern Kenya has kick-started operations at the newly build Ksh. 20 million (US$185,000) fruit processing plant located at the Kitui…
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Kenya’s horticulture sector registers decline in export earnings despite rise in volume
KENYA – Kenya’s horticulture sector exhibited exemplary performance in the first half of the year in terms of volumes, but value dropped by Kshs. 6.3…
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South Africa enters lucrative Chinese lemon market expanding bullish citrus sector
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa has signed a new protocol agreement with China which opens the door for South African lemon exports to the Asian…
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Ghanaian horticulture exporter Maphlix Trust receives financing from Impact investor AV Ventures
GHANA – Maphlix Trust Ghana Limited, a leading producer and exporter of fresh vegetables, roots, tubers, and fruits in Ghana, has clinched a US$700,000 long-term…