Sugar

Government avails N$ 8 million to revive rice project

During his keynote address at Namibia’s 34th Independence Day celebrations at Katima Mulilo, President Nangolo Mbumba revealed that the government has availed N$ 8 million to revive the Kalimbeza Rice Project. Mbumba also said government approved the establishment of a sugar plantation on part of Kalimbeza, in addition to a sugar processing plant in Katima Mulilo. Highlighting the development and job growth potential of the projects, the Presuident added that […]

22 March, 2024 37

Africa

Africa’s horticultural exports surge on

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency An upsurge in demand for horticultural products across global markets, particularly in Europe, spurred a significant increase in agricultural export revenues for several African countries last year. Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz), reported via his blog that South Africa's agricultural exports surged to a record US$13.2 billion in 2023, a 3% increase from […]

12 March, 2024 33

Health / Medical

WHO awards countries for progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fats for first time

WHO has awarded its first-ever certificates validating progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fatty-acids to five countries. Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand have each demonstrated they have a best practice policy for industrially produced trans-fatty acids (iTFA) elimination in effect, supported by adequate monitoring and enforcement systems. WHO also released results from the first five years of its REPLACE initiative to eliminate iTFA. While the ambitious target set by WHO […]

29 January, 2024 21