The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has received a donation of 240 mt of vegetable oil worth over US$500,000 from the US government through its Agency for International Development (USAID), to support refugees in Uganda and South Sudan
Processing & Storage
Johnvents Industries inaugurates US$36mn cocoa processing facility in Nigeria
Johnvents Industries Limited, a Nigerian agribusiness firm, has commissioned its upgraded US$36mn cocoa processing plant in Akure, Ondo State
Attaining higher quality and more valuable feed with moisture control
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
Kingspan Group provides innovative solution to post-harvest loss issue
Kingspan, an Ireland-based company, has come up with an answer to the issue of post-harvest food loss with its cold store systems
AfDB approves investment to boost cold storage and distribution of food in East Africa
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