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Togo cotton output rebounds
Togo’s cotton sector has posted its best results in several years, following the creation of the New Cotton Company of…
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Kenya Sugar Board plans a strategic shift across the sugar industry
The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) is preparing a strategy to accelerate diversification across the sugar industry. Jude Chesire, Director General…
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Nigeria to establish Africa’s largest ginger processing hub
Nigeria is moving to establish a large-scale ginger production and processing hub in Kachia, a local government area in Kaduna…
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Tanzania deploys self‑propelled boom sprayers to enhance pest control and crop management in cotton
The Tanzania Cotton Board, supported by the government, has deployed 16 modern self‑propelled boom sprayers to enhance pest control and…
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AgroEknor closes new funding round to expand hibiscus market
Acumen, a global impact investor building markets to solve poverty, has announced investment in AgroEknor, a Nigerian agribusiness operating end-to-end…
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Tanzania aims at strengthening tea production with clean energy
The Tea Board of Tanzania held a meeting with tea factory processors and large-scale tea growers in the country with…
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Crédit du Sahel signs landmark partnership agreement, strengthening Cameroon’s cotton value chain
Crédit du Sahel has renewed its commitment to Cameroon’s agricultural backbone by signing a landmark partnership agreement with the National…
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TPC launches a major value-addition project with US$52 million investment to boost Tanzania’s sugar industry
TPC Limited has announced a US$52 million investment aimed at modernising Tanzania’s sugar industry through an upgraded sugarcane value chain…
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