AFRICAN NEWS
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Stabilizing milk supply: New KCC requests state for US$23M to implement milk powder reserve fund
KENYA – The New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (NKCC) has asked the Kenyan parliament to allocate KES3 billion (US$23.9M) for the implementation of a milk powder…
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Rwanda exceeds milk processing target by 1M liters as dairy development programs start to bear fruit
RWANDA – Dairy companies in Rwanda exceeded their processing target by one million litres on account of several initiatives put in place by the government,…
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ILRI launches project to help Ethiopian dairy farmers build resilience towards climate change
ETHIOPIA – The International Livestock Research Institution (ILRI) has launched the Enviro-Cow Project which aims to support the dairy sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa to cope…
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Milk production costs skyrocket in Malawi owing to high maize prices and electricity load shedding
Malawi – Milk Producers Association of Malawi (MMPA) are complaining that the cost of production of milk has increased by 36% following the rise of…
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Norfund invests US$4.7M in South-African food ingredient producer, Synercore, in expansion move
SOUTH AFRICA-Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, is investing ZAR 80M (US$4.7M) in Synercore Holdings, a South African food ingredient manufacturer to bolster…
