GroPro Corp has signed a cooperation agreement with Demeter Egypt (Egyptian Biodynamic Association (EBDA) to joint marketing efforts for promoting biological inputs in Egypt and help local farmers get informed about biological inputs application and advantages
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Date Palm plantations progresses to semi-commercial stage
Eriteas Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is promoting date palm plantations in different parts of the country since 2003 and has distributed more than 20,000 seedlings
Ghana-based cocoa company to secure US$86.7mn for expansion
Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), Ghanaian state-owned manufacturer of chocolates, confectionery and semi-finished cocoa products is eyeing a US$86.7mn loan financing from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea) and Afrexim bank
FAO and Finland come together for better monitoring of forest resources
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Finland signed an agreement to improve the capacity of countries in forest resources and data management, especially in Africa
Ethiopia opens second avocado processing facility
YBM, a private avocado oil processing company, has become operational within the state-owned Yirgalem Agro-processing Park in Southern region of Ethiopia