Global food commodity prices fell in July for the second consecutive month, according to a United Nations report
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President Akufo-Addo commissions US$16mn tomato processing factory in Ghana
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Weddi Africa Tomato Processing Factory, under the 1-District-1-Factory initiative, at Domfete, in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region
UNOP builds feeder roads in South Sudan
To improve food security, as well as to support trade and market development in South Sudan, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has constructed feeder roads – secondary roads designed to funnel traffic to major roads – using US$51mn funding from the European Union (EU)
FAO'S initiative to strengthen fertiliser regulation in Southern Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the government of Malawi have launched an initiative to establish a framework to improve regulation of fertilisers across southern Africa
GEA launches its new xTruTwin 140 extruder
GEA has launched its xTru Twin series of high-capacity extruders for the food and pet food industries, with the flagship xTru Twin 140