In total, 46,386 tonnes of French apples were exported to Mena, up from 39,839 tonnes the previous year, the top three markets being Saudi Arabia (12,975 tonnes), UAE (12,920 tonnes) and Egypt (6,210 tonnes), which together import over 66% of French apple exports to the region.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR) has decided to ban the import of live birds and poultry products from seven more countries and two zones of India due to the recent outbreak of avian flu.
Maize imports from the East African Community(EAC) member countries will have to meet stringent sanitary standards before entering the Kenyan market. Kenya asked the regional block’s trading partners to pass sanitary and phytosanitary standards on farm produce to access its market.
Russian Dairy Company (a subsidiary of Olam International, Singapore), will invest RUB 2.5 billion in dairy farming in the period up to 2022. Under the new investment program, Rusmolco will expand the dairy complex in Serdobsk to 7,200 head from 5,200 head of the dairy herd, The new investment program will increase the milk yield at the complex to 250 tonnes per day or up to 90,000 tpa, the total livestock will grow to 16,000 heads
The Agricultural Bank of Egypt is funding more than 356,000 local farmers through soft loans exceeding EGP 21.5 billion in value, Masrawy reported on March 10th. The credit facilities helped in repaying dues for over 191,000 products in poultry, livestock, and fisheries sectors.
The crop protection start-up Provivi has received a $10 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to produce pheromone-based insect control technology for smallholder farmers in developing countries.
The Dakahlia Retail Company aims to establish 50 branches for the Tamra Market brand, with investments close to LE 50 million, and Eng.Mahmoud Al-Anani, Chairman of the Dakahlia Group, revealed that the 50 targeted branches are planned to be implemented within 3 years. The farm is projected to have a production of 12 million chickens annually
In light of Nigeria’s preparation to scale agribusiness, the Green Innovation Centers for the Agriculture and Food Sector Program (GIAE), which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has partnered to launch 18 months project to scale-up the production of maize and cassava in four states.
The massive venture — one of the initiatives of wholly government-owned Oman Food Investment Holding Company (OFIH) — is being built on a 70 sq km area. Designed and built to the latest international standards
Morocco’s has made a monumental decision to legalize the production of cannabis for “medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial use.” The government of Morocco has adopted bill 13-21 which will now need to be approved by both houses of parliament. With little resistance predicted from parliamentarians, the bill is highly likely to become a reality in the near future
Government has enhanced farmers’ access to production inputs and increased beneficiary target from 1.2 million to 1.4 million. Overall, a total of 1,736,510 farmers benefited from subsidised fertilizers under the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative.
The Federal Government has distributed free agricultural inputs and quality seeds to smallholder farmers in Gombe State. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The initiative would ensure food and nutrition security, create more jobs for the youth, as well as boost dry-season farming.
The National Farmers Union has criticized the government’s approach to trade with the EU, arguing UK exporters are still facing financial losses not felt in Europe. The Farmers union is accusing the government of allowing the EU continued market access burden free, while UK exporters struggle with rising costs from border checks.
After months of necessary WFH implementation, business executives as well as workers are assessing its long-term potential and shaping their opinions on it. Will it last, once the public health emergency is over?
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