Policy Brief August 2025 South Africa’s Ministry of Agriculture has introduced a draft regulation aimed at enhancing transparency, safety, and consistency in the domestic sale of edible vegetable oils. Published under the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990) and notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 27 June 2025, the ...

The World Trade Organization has launched a project of an initial $1.2 million aimed at building the capacities of stakeholders across the sesame and cowpeas value chains. The Director General of the world Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala disclosed this at the 3rd National Conference on Non-oil Export 2024 organised by the Nigerian Export Promotion ...