Private equity firm Fanisi Capital has announced that it had bought a minority stake in a Tanzanian agro-processing company for US$6mn, expanding its footprint in the region
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UN invests US$32mn to improve Ugandan agriculture
The United Nations has revealed it has invested more than US$32mn in Ugandan agriculture since 2009
Rwanda to build banana processing plant in Gisagara
A banana processing plant is to be built in Rwanda’s Gisagara District, the local mayor has said
Five new bean varieties developed in Kenya
Scientists in Kenya have released five new canning bean varieties after a joint research project
Imports assessment programme starts in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce initiated a Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme on 16 March 2015, which is intended to substantially reduce importation of hazardous and substandard products and improve customs duty collection