UAE & Uganda Signs Agreement to Start Agricultural Free Trade Zone
Uganda will host a 35 member delegation from the United Arab Emirates as part of efforts to actualize plans to establish one of the first agricultural free zone in the world.
The free zone, which is expected to occupy 2,500 hectares will attract investment from companies, especially from UAE in agricultural processing and packaging for export.
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Kenya Signs Agreement With China On Agricultural Exports
Kenya and China signed an agreement allowing the East African country to export various agricultural products to China.
Nzioka Waita, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Chief of Staff, said the agreement on food, plant and animal safety - known as sanitary and phytosanitary measures - had been reached between the two after a week of negotiations.
Waita said on Twitter the agreement would pave the way for Kenya to start exporting
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EXIM Bank Tanzania pledged to support cashew farmers
TANZANIA – A section of cashew Nut farmers in Tanzania are set to receive a boost following a move by Exim Bank to support them with TZS 200 million ($87,334 dollars).The farmers from Mtwara will benefit from the investment which aims at bolstering the industry productivity during 2018 season.
According to a statement from Exim Bank, cashewnut industry in Tanzania recently has seen a significant growth in production and sale prices which is a move to improve the livelihoods of the farmers.
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Deal to construct 25 silos for wheat and teff value chain by Federal Agency
ETHIOPIA – The Federal Cooperative Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the heads of regional cooperatives to construct 25 silos to be used by agricultural cooperative unions involved in teff and wheat value chain in four regional states. The bid aims to alleviate the shortage of warehouses and help cooperative unions with a reliable and effective market outlet.
Read more: Deal to construct 25 silos for wheat and teff value chain by Federal Agency
