West Africa
Comprehensive, insightful and in-depth articles and news on agriculture, and developments from around West Africa.
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Ivory Coast signs US$156.8 million farm deal with Italy’s BF Group
Ivory Coast Minister of Agriculture, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, signed a €134 million (US$156.8 million) investment agreement with Italian agribusiness group…
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The AATB Program launches strategic wheat development initiative in Mauritania with ACSAD and ITFC
The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program has launched a strategic initiative in Mauritania to develop national capacity for wheat…
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Olam Agri and AGRA sign MoU to strengthen food and feed value chains in Africa
Olam Agri, a leading global agribusiness in food, feed and fibre, and AGRA, Africa’s leading partnership-driven institution for agricultural transformation,…
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Flour Mills of Nigeria meets all FG’s silo concession revitalisation conditions
Following the Federal Government’s ongoing drive for food self-sufficiency in Nigeria by combating food wastage through the silo concession revitalisation…
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Ghana tomato farmers face post-harvest losses
Tomato farmers in the Ziope area of the Agortime-Ziope District in Ghana’s Volta Region report recurring post-harvest losses, a situation…
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Senegal bans banana imports indefinitely
Senegal has banned banana imports indefinitely as of 1st September 2025. The move is the first of its kind for…
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EU suspends Malian mango exports over fruit fly concerns
The European Union has temporarily suspended mango exports from Mali, according to Mouhamed Diarra, a technical advisor to the Malian…
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Mali’s national sovereignty cannot exist without food sovereignty, says food security chief
National sovereignty cannot exist without food sovereignty, said Redouwane Ag Mohamed Ali, Mali’s Commissioner for Food Security, during a Sahel-focused…
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