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Ghana to drive industrialisation with 60% local processing of tree crops
President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to process at least 60% of Ghana’s major tree crops locally each year…
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Togo to update databases for five major crop value chains
Togo’s agricultural authorities have launched an initiative to update databases for five major crop value chains: pineapple, mango, corn, soybean…
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Cameroon targets 25 tonnes per hectare of locally produced cassava
Cameroon’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbairobe, recently inaugurated a new cassava processing unit in Minkoa, a rural…
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Ivory Coast cashew nut down 6% YoY
In Ivory Coast, authorities set the minimum farmgate price for raw cashew nuts at 400 CFA francs per kilogram for…
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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 opens major rice mill in Kahama
A new rice mill has begun operations in Tanzania, according to Tanzania Investment and Export Zones Authority (TISEZA). The facility…
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Nigeria to launch nationwide clove farming campaign
Nigeria plans to launch its first nationwide commercial clove cultivation campaign during the 2026 rainy season, which typically begins in…
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Nigeria plans to integrate 14 million small farmers into the cassava bioethanol value chain
Nigeria has begun rolling out measures to integrate around 14 million small-scale farmers into the cassava-based bioethanol value chain, as…
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