All Africa articles – Page 86

  • Bidding begins on African trade initiatives
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    Bidding begins on African trade initiatives

    2010-07-05T08:01:01Z

    The Food Retail Industry Challenge Fund (FRICH) has opened a third bidding round for UK companies to put forward innovative projects which promote trade to some of the poorest countries north of South Africa and south of the Sahara.

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    Sainsbury's to up spending in Africa

    2010-06-17T11:20:53Z

    The UK retailer plans to boost its expenditure in Africa, as it continues to increase its Fairtrade offering

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    Africa's green revolution

    2010-06-03T14:55:44Z

    Namanga Ngongi, an agronomist from Cameroon, believes that Africa may be embarking on a second green revolution

  • Sorma Macfrut
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    New venture to benefit African growers

    2010-05-20T11:43:23Z

    Macfrut leads new Italian consortium aimed at encouraging technological development in sub-Saharan Africa

  • The ash cloud above Europe played havoc with exports into the continent
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    Kenyan flights underway

    2010-04-22T17:01:02Z

    Kenya airlifted 300 tonnes of fruit and vegetables in three flights to the south of Spain last night.

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    Africa and UK link up over food security

    2010-03-24T12:01:01Z

    Major moves to bolster food security in the UK and Africa are speeding up, following an initiative from the Warwickshire-based International Agri-Technology Centre (IATC).

  • Neville Ratemo operations director of AAA Growers
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    AAA Growers invests in herbs

    2010-02-12T14:01:02Z

    Kenyan exporter AAA Growers has plans to diversify into fresh herbs and is set to have product commercially available by May.

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    West African agriculture juries meet

    2010-01-14T12:01:01Z

    Farmers from Mali, Benin, Senegal and Burkina Faso will have their say on the future of food and agriculture research during two forthcoming citizens’ juries in Mali.

  • NFU begins Africa cassava project
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    NFU begins Africa cassava project

    2009-09-02T10:01:01Z

    The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and FARM-Africa have chosen a fledging cassava project to receive cash from the Africa 100 Appeal.

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    Capespan Namibia is formed

    2009-07-31T11:00:27Z

    The Capespan Group has concluded a 10-year marketing and management agreement with the National Youth Service (NYS) to manage the Namibia Grape Company (NGC), as part of a skills transfer process.

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    Africa 100 appeals gets backing

    2009-04-14T16:01:01Z

    Funds continue to roll in for the Africa 100 appeal, which has received a welcome boost from international food group VION.