(L-R): Ken Aghoghovbia, Deputy Managing Director / COO of Africa Re; Michael Kofi Andoh, Acting Commissioner of Insurance of Ghana; Temitope Akinowa, Regional Director, West Africa-Anglophone of Africa Re; Nathaniel G.Baba, Director of insurance of Liberia In a significant move to address agricultural risk, the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) recently orchestrated a three-day workshop ...

Over the past 8 years, Food Africa, The International Trade Exhibition for Food & Beverages, has solidified its standing as a premier event for professionals in the food and beverages sector. This dynamic platform has been instrumental in unveiling the immense business potential of not only Egypt but the entire African continent and the MENA region. Scheduled to take place from 3 to ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated the first phase of a sprawling agricultural development project on Monday, aiming to boost Egypt’s food security and reduce its reliance on imports. The Future of Egypt project seeks to reclaim about 1.8 million hectares of land by 2030, in addition to modernising irrigation systems and increasing agricultural production. The project, led by ...

The AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge is currently open for applications from driven scientists and entrepreneurs who are working on agri-tech solutions to enhance the productivity, efficiency, and climate resilience of Egypt’s agricultural system. The AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge is dedicated to nurturing early-stage agri-tech ventures in Egypt that have a proven concept (POC) or minimum viable product (MVP). The ...

2024 SIEMA EXPO is one of the special food products, food processing, packaging, and food machinery exhibitions in the international market organized by Elan Expo. This year’s event will hold from October 1st -3rd, 2024 at Casablanca, Morocco. We are growing annually in the Moroccan market; we are enlarging our international exhibitor scope according to our previous years ...

Photo source: Unsplash Dutch entities are evaluating Egypt as a viable market for climate and water smart agriculture advancements. This interest is driven by Egypt’s significant progress in this sector. A Study Tour, facilitated by the Netherlands-African Business Council (NABC) in partnership with Delphy and Dutchhouse Delta and funded by RVO, took place from February ...

A focus on Egypt and Tunisia Despite the noticeable growth in agricultural trade volumes between North Africa and the EU, stubborn issues such as food insecurity, escalating poverty and hunger rates, widening social and gender inequality, and the degradation and exhaustion of vital natural resources persist. These challenges undermine the region’s stride towards the Sustainable ...

According to EastFruit, Egypt is expanding its export markets for vegetables and fruits, and Brazil is one of the most promising destinations. In 2023, Egyptian exporters doubled their shipments of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables to Brazil and gained a strong foothold for some products. Over the last five years, Egyptian exports of fresh ...

The Valencian Association of Agricultural Producers (AVA-ASAJA) has issued a message aiming to prevent panic in the citrus sector in the face of the imports of Egyptian oranges into the European market. The agricultural organization said that the news published in the media and the fewer number of buying and selling operations taking place in ...

Afreximbank offers a portfolio of solutions to support investments in agriculture, industrial parks and critical infrastructure, in partnership with the Russian Export Centre CAIRO, Egypt, July 31, 2023/ — With the prevalent dependency of African economies on external supply of fertilizers and grains and up to 30% of cereals imported from Russia, ensuring that critical ...