Africa news archive – Page 84
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ArticlePeru sets sights on Africa
Andean nation recently opened a created commercial office in Casablanca
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ArticleMarshal Papworth Fund bolsters committee
The charity education body has welcomed Matthew Studdert-Kennedy and Matthew Naylor as committee members
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ArticleKenyan exporters enjoying strong demand
Market for exported tomatoes and mangoes said to be particularly strong thanks to increased interest among Russian buyers
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ArticleFunding boost for European apples
Joint promotional campaign led by France and Italy will run for three more years, supported by a budget of €5.6m
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ArticleEC releases €130m in marketing grants
New funding has been awarded to 41 marketing campaigns, with an emphasis on programmes outside of the EU
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ArticleMozambique bananas head for South Africa
Joint venture exporter The African Fruit Company says it has sold around half of its production through Desert Sun Trade
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ArticleAlgeciras retains lead as Med container hub
Mediterranean’s biggest container hub faces increasing competition from new West African terminals
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière boosted by new investors
Agri-finance firm Unigrains and banking group Crédit Agricole invest in fruit supplier ahead of ‘ambitious’ growth plans
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ArticleSpend to halt global banana crisis, UN body urges
FAO claims US$47 million is needed to tackle the new and deadly Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of Fusarium wilt disease
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ArticleOxfam critical of New Alliance policy
The organisation has blasted the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition for favouring big business over smallholders
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ArticleFruitnet to launch global news service
Online news provider set to unveil Fruitnet Daily News in late October, meeting demand for global industry coverage
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ArticleSurvey finds humans 'prefer snacking on fruit to chocolate'
Using a list of 47 options, Nielsen researchers found that fresh fruit is the worldwide snack of choice, with chocolate just behind
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ArticleParr to replace Atkin as Syngenta's European COO
John Atkin to retire at the end of 2014, with Jon Parr, who has worked for the crop protection giant since 1987, set to replace him
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ArticleSunkist fakes reflect brand's value
First-ever confiscation of counterfeit branded oranges on Hong Kong market suggests US label is highly sought-after.
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ArticleDoors open for African fruit
Banana, citrus and avocado exporters in sub-Saharan Africa have received a shot in the arm after new research leads to a lifting of restrictions
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ArticleBerry markets expanding worldwide
Expansion of strawberry and blueberry markets expected across all markets until at least 2017, according to new data
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ArticleRabobank targets African veg industry
Rabo Development announces a multi-party initiative to further professionalise vegetable production in Africa
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Chingford man makes Zim trip pay
Chingford Fruit’s commercial manager Shaun Hockey has raised £11,000 for charity on a four-week awareness and fundraising trip to Zimbabwe.
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ArticleAGRA eyes vegetable development
Rijk Zwaan and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa look to boost the role of vegetables in Africa's agricultural sector
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ArticleApple suppliers have to know more
Interpoma 2012: Trade urged to invest in research or jeopardise traditional markets and fail to capitalise on new ones