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Kenyan to build 800m/- salt refinery in Tanga

A KENYAN investor, Burhani Taibali, is planning to spend about 800m/- to build a salt refinery at Monga Ward in Mkinga District, Tanga Region.
 
 
The investor, who is the managing director of Danson Food Products Ltd based in Kenya, told Tanga Regional

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Africa’s share of GMO crops rises

For the first time since the introduction of biotech crops almost two decades ago, developing countries have grown more hectares of the crops than industrialised countries, contributing to food security and further alleviating poverty.

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South Africa to start agriculture trade with Belarus

A meeting was held in Pretoria on Sunday between the department and Victor Vladimirovich, special envoy of the president of Belarus, to discuss agricultural trade opportunities between South Africa and Belarus.

Working groups were established to facilitate bilateral co-operation between the two sides, the department said.

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World Bank Support for Boosting Food Production in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$ 89.4 million to support efforts of the Governments of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia to boost food and farm productivity.

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