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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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Mozambique’s new sesame facility to process 20,000 tonnes per year
Mozambique ranks as Africa’s fifth-largest sesame exporter, behind Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania and Ethiopia. While the raw product is mostly shipped…
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Kenya targets Moroccan market to grow tea exports and trade ties
Kenya’s tea sector is seeking to increase its market share in Morocco, Africa’s second-largest tea market after Egypt. As part…
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Nigeria launches Sugarcane Outgrowers Programme to boost local sugar production
Nigeria’s National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has launched the Sugarcane Outgrowers Development Programme (SODP). The initiative aims to boost local…
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Morocco’s CANNAFLEX exports first cannabis-based medicine
Morocco’s legal cannabis industry has reached a new stage in its development with its first international sale of a cannabis-based…
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Transforming African cotton into sustainable trade
On World Cotton Day 2025, held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Africa’s cotton producers and partners showcased how the sector…
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Nigeria’s 2025/26 grain imports projected at 10.1M tons, up 10%
Nigeria’s grain imports are projected to reach nearly 10.1 million tons during the 2025/2026 marketing year, marking a 9.78% increase…
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