Agro Food

Seed firms watch farms for GM maize demand

Seed firms watch farms for GM maize demand

Marketers say commercial interest will be key to determining whether to adopt the genetically modified (GMO) maize seed that is on trial in the country as part of their varieties.Th…...

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Tanzania sees 2019/20 cashew nut output up 33 percent

Tanzania sees 2019/20 cashew nut output up 33 percent

Tanzania expects to raise cashew nuts production by 33.5 per cent in the year to September 2020, helped by favourable weather conditions and increased plantings, its agriculture min…...

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Food imports may be better for environment than buying local

Food imports may be better for environment than buying local

RomeBritish shoppers looking to go green may be better off buying imported South American apples or Kenyan vegetables rather than locally produced foods that rely too heavily on fos…...

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Kenya to host Inaugural African food show, 24-26 June 2020

Kenya to host Inaugural African food show, 24-26 June 2020

Kenya will in 2020 host the inaugural Africa Food Show that will bring together policymakers, industry executives, farmers and consumers to learn about emerging trends in trade on a…...

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Kenya to host inaugural Africa Food Show in 2020

Kenya to host inaugural Africa Food Show in 2020

In 2020, Kenya will host the inaugural Africa Food Show, an agricultural industry event that will bring together policymakers, industry executives, farmers and consumers to learn ab…...

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Importer Catalyst Trade Offers a Fresh Vision for Ethiopian Coffee

Importer Catalyst Trade Offers a Fresh Vision for Ethiopian Coffee

Nick Brown | September 5, 2019Upon launching their family-run, seed-to-cup coffee consulting brand Catalyst Coffee Consulting, founders Emily and Michael McIntyre weren’t exactly s…...

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Africa commits to transformative actions for sustainable blue economy

Africa commits to transformative actions for sustainable blue economy

By United Nations Development Programme New York, 6 September 2019 - African countries have committed to enhance the development of blue economy as the engine of growth as it has th…...

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Kenya signs Sh7bn specialty tea export deal with China

Kenya signs Sh7bn specialty tea export deal with China

Kenyan farmers are set to export five million kilogrammes of specialty teas worth Sh7 billion to China in the next three years under a deal the State is negotiating with buyers from…...

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How to Make Traditional Moroccan Mint Tea

How to Make Traditional Moroccan Mint Tea

Historians differ as to when they believe tea was introduced to Moroccan culture. Although some say it may have been as early as the 12th century, others claim that it was only as r…...

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