INDIA – Online food delivery and aggregator platform Swiggy has introduced a new initiative known as the ‘Swiggy Seal’ across 650 cities in India to enhance food quality standards and promote better hygiene practices among its restaurant partners. The initiative was...
USA - Governor Josh Shapiro has announced a USD 3 million investment to support the growth of Folkland Foods, a prominent player in organic agriculture based in Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The funding, provided through Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance...
EGYPT - Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture has taken a significant step toward safer pesticide use with the introduction of the "Sustainable Pesticide Management Framework" (SPMF). Launched by Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk, this initiative, developed in partnership...
EGYPT - In a major move for Egypt’s agricultural sector, Raya Foods has received a USD 40 million investment to expand its frozen fruit and vegetable exports. The company plans to use the funds to increase production capacity and enhance its global presence in the...
RWANDA - Rwanda has embarked on a significant journey to enhance its agricultural sector with the launch of the National Biotechnology Programme. The initiative, funded by a USD 9.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will run from 2024 to...
NIGERIA - The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated N1.6 billion (USD 952,000) to combat ginger blight, a devastating disease affecting one of the country’s primary agricultural exports. This initiative, announced by Fredrick Nwabufo, Special Assistant on Public...
KENYA - In a landmark field trial in Limuru, Kenya, smallholder farmers saw record-breaking yields using Solynta’s latest hybrid potato varieties, demonstrating their resilience against late blight and delivering substantial harvests without the need for fungicides....
KENYA – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has successfully conducted a new study on cassava pests and diseases in Western Kenya. Titled "Occurrence and Distribution of Major Cassava Pests and Diseases in Cultivated Cassava Varieties in Western...
SOUTH AFRICA - The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has addressed recent media reports, reassuring the public that there is no new threat from citrus greening disease affecting the country’s citrus industry. This comes amidst growing concern due to...