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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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How MSC is powering Africa’s cocoa value chain
Cocoa remains one of Africa’s most traded and valuable agricultural commodities, sustaining millions of farmers and keeping global supply chains…
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Tayebwa urges Finnish firms to invest in coffee value addition in Uganda
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged Finnish companies to channel investments into coffee value addition, saying this…
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Micropropagation of plum cultivars: A first for South Africa
Micropropagation in tissue culture is widely recognised as an effective method for the mass production of disease-free plants. It’s especially…
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Ghana expects cocoa output to exceed 650,000 tons in the 2025/26 season
Ghana expects cocoa production to exceed 650,000 tons during the 2025/26 season, Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku said at the Norman…
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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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Tiny parasitic wasp helping Kenyan farmers control papaya mealybug
A tiny parasitic wasp, Acerophagus papayae, is helping Kenyan farmers recover from the devastation caused by the papaya mealybug, an…
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EU grants US$220 million to support Nigeria’s cocoa and dairy sectors
The European Union has approved a €190 million (US$219.5 million) credit line to boost agricultural lending in Nigeria, focusing on…
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