Morocco: Strawberry Exports Hits $70 Million in Annual Revenue, a New Historical Record

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- The revenue realized from Morocco’s strawberry exports have hit a new historical record, generating between $40 and $70 million annually, according to recent data from East Fruit. Although the export volume of fresh strawberries is lower than that of frozen strawberries, fresh raspberries, and blueberries, fresh strawberries remain one of Morocco’s top 10 most exported goods. In 2022, the country’s fresh strawberry exports to the global market were projected to be 22,400 tones, an increase of 17% from the previous year. Furthermore, Morocco has been diversifying its supplies, with blueberry exports increasing by 28% since 2017. Since 2017, Spain has been one of the primary recipients of...
Posted On 13 Mar 2023
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OCP Africa: Through its Africa Transformation Office with Microsoft has Confirmed Partnership with the Objective of Certainly Impacting Smallholder Growers and Agristakeholders across the Continent by 2025

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- OCP Africa gives fertilizer solutions set to local circumstances as well as the desires of soils and crops throughout the mainland. They will work together with Microsoft to bolster and measure its digital husbandry platform. This strategy enhances planter productivity while enabling them to adequately manage their careers. “In this time of increasing food insecurity, enhancing the resilience and livelihoods for smallholder farmers is needed to drive increased agriculture productivity, including reducing losses in the food production chain. With the increasing impacts of more frequent extreme weather events, adaptation and resilience are of crucial importance to the food system’s transformation,” announced...
Posted On 10 Mar 2023
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Annually: 100,000 Metric Tons of Soybeans Export Deal has begun by Malawi with Neighboring Tanzania

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone- …when both administrations meet at a point of equilibrium, Malawi Administration will commence to lining up potential producers and cooperatives which, after being screened, will be given the green light to start stocking the product, stated the Ministry of Trade of Malawi. Mayeso Msokera – Spokesperson of the Ministry said, they are working with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Malawi Investment and Trade Centre to finalize the pact. Msokera, nonetheless, denounced the illegal purchase of soybean by corruptible dealers while the crop is still in the field, alert that this is punishable by law. “Soybean has been performing well for the past three years, in terms of export performance, and is one of the...
Posted On 09 Mar 2023
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Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni and MTN Group Commits to Support Development in Uganda

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- MTN Group’s leadership recently met with Ugandan President His Excellency Mr. Yoweri Museveni on the sidelines of his two-day state visit to South Africa, during which they discussed efforts to support the development of the Ugandan economy. The MTN delegation included MTN Uganda Chairman Charles Mbire; MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita; MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge; MTN Southern and East Africa Vice President Yolanda Cuba; and MTN Group Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer Nompilo Morafo. Re-iterating MTN’s commitment to Uganda, Mupita proposed facilitating a two-day investment summit in Kampala in May 2023 in collaboration with the relevant government ministries and departments as well as...
Posted On 08 Mar 2023
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