Near East and North Africa (NENA) ministers approved a ministerial declaration that provides the basis for enhanced cooperation across the region to develop sustainable solutions to the most urgent and pressing food and agricultural challenges, aimed at recovering from COVID-19 impacts and transforming food systems
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Symaga to offer improved steel quality, bolting
Symaga has announced that it will offer stiffener silos made from HX500 LAD structural steel with a yield strength of 500 N/mm2
Bunge Loders Croklaan opens shea butter processing plant in Tema, Ghana
Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC), Bunge Limited’s specialty oils and fats business, has opened shea butter processing facility in Tema, Ghana, with the launch of the Where Life Grows campaign, which celebrates the company’s efforts to build a resilient and sustainable shea supply chain in Africa
Start-up company Crover unveils robotic grain monitoring solution
Crover has developed a robot that can ‘swim’ through cereals and grains to monitor their condition while they are still in storage
World Bank provides additional support for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
The World Bank Group has approved a US$80mn grant from the International Development Association to support the government of Ethiopia to boost agricultural productivity and enhance market access for smallholder farmers