The first phase of the construction of a fertiliser plant at the cost of about US$980mn started in Eldoret, Kenya last week
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Cargill to invest US$100mn in Egypt operations
Cargill is expanding its soya bean crushing operation in Borg El Arab, Egypt with an investment of US$100mn
Zimbabwe gets agri-implements worth US$32mn from Brazil
Zimbabwe has received US$32mn worth of agricultural implements from Brazil under the first phase of the Zimbabwe-Brazil More Food for Africa Programme
Flour Mills of Nigeria to invest US$1bn over five years
Nigerian agribusiness group, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), is planning to invest about US$1bn in its business over the next five years
Pöttinger introduces new tedder for small farms
Pöttinger has introduced the trailed 6-rotor HIT 6.80 T with a working width of 7.45 metres for small farms