Knowing and controlling the moisture content of materials from the introduction of the raw materials to the packaging of the final product, is key to maximising efficiency, optimising yield and producing a high-quality, consistent product
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa in collaboration with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat and the Zimbabwe Ministry of Industry and Commerce, organised sensitisation workshops in Harare and Bulawayo on the establishment and management of common agro-industrial park between Zambia and Zimbabwe
Kingspan, an Ireland-based company, has come up with an answer to the issue of post-harvest food loss with its cold store systems
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an equity investment of US$10mn in the ARCH Cold Chain Solutions East Africa Fund (CCSEAF) to support the development, construction and operation of greenfield cold storage, temperature-controlled solutions and distribution facilities in East Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has sent potato seeds and fertilisers to many households in Lesotho to protect agricultural livelihoods, under the project ‘Special Programme for Food Security in Response to the Impacts of COVID 19 in Lesotho’
