Tag: food
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MOROCCO SIEMA FOOD EXPO 2025
“Highlights of Morocco Market” Elan Expo is pleased to announce the launch of ‘MOROCCO SIEMA EXPO’ from September 9-11 , 2025 at Casablanca, Morocco. Concurrently held with FOOD EXPO , it will be MOROCCO’s dedicated show covering the food processing and packaging products for exporters and buyers. Exhibition Name: Morocco Siema Exhibition Date:9-11 September 2025 Exhibitor ... -
Why South Africa needs conservation agriculture
There is now global consensus that plough-based farming, which is still widely practised, has unsustainable foundations. Ploughing and the removal of crop residues after harvest leave soil exposed to wind and rain, leading to gradual soil erosion. In South Africa, this tillage approach has led to excessive rates of soil degradation, increasing our vulnerability to ... -
USD$718M in food production plan
Agriculture Minister Alexander Nuetah The Minister of Agriculture says the government has visited various areas across the country where it intends to invest in agricultural production over the next five years. By Kruah Thompson Monrovia, July 9, 2024: The Liberian government is seeking to invest approximately US$718 million in the National Agriculture Development Plan (NADP) ... -
Agriculture, Food and Jobs in West Africa
The food economy is the biggest employer in West Africa accounting for 66% of total employment. While the majority of food economy jobs are in agriculture, off-farm employment in food-related manufacturing and service activities is increasing as the food economy adapts to rapid population growth, urbanisation and rising incomes. Given the importance of the food ... -
Food Africa and pacprocess MEA 2024: A convergence of industry giants to launch in Decembe=
Courtesy of Food Africa and pacprocess MEA 2024 With a legacy of successful editions, Food Africa and pacprocess MEA are gearing up for their most ambitious events yet. Exhibitors will have unmatched opportunities to connect with industry leaders and explore the burgeoning markets of Africa and the Middle East. As Africa’s population is projected to ... -
China food aid helps keep children in school in northeastern Uganda
Pupils participate in art drawing during a sports and art gala at Kasemeri Primary School in Moroto, northeastern Uganda, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua) Food donated by China is keeping children in school in the semi-arid region in northeastern Uganda, where harsh weather conditions lead to crop failures. In April, China, through ... -
Embrace farmers’ training to boost production, eradicate poverty -State told
One Acre Fund organization’s Communications Specialist Karigu Ekumbo speaks to the press at Kakamega Agricultural show on Friday.Image: CALISTUS LUCHETU An agriculture-based organization in Kakamega has cited farmer training as a crucial component that would transform the agricultural sector in the country. While addressing the media on Friday during the Kakamega agricultural show organized by ... -
The AI revolution comes for farmers growing a third of our food
In the village of Ndodo, 40 kilometers south of the Malawian capital Lilongwe, farmers gather in the shade of an acacia tree as a voice over a smartphone tells them how to get rid of a weevil that’s destroying their sweet potato crops. The tips offered by the app in the local language Chichewa is ... -
Food Africa – 3 to 5 December 2024 at the Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC), Cairo
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 ... -
Nigeria’s long journey to food security not yet Uhuru
…2010-2024: Our history, our policies and our challenges! Our history: Archival records show that the Nigerian agricultural sector in the 1960s was viable, providing well over 80 percent of Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) and the major value of the country’s exports. This reality changed when the government shifted its attention to oil. A shift ...









