The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing post-harvest losses and improving Nigeria’s food system through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme.  The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the federal inter-agency technical committee meeting on the SAPZ programme. He […]

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MANILA, Philippines — China has assured the Philippines that it would not freeze exporting fertilizers to the country amid the war in the Middle East, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Wednesday.   Speaking to reporters in San Juan City, Tiu Laurel confirmed he had a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan […]

The Ministries of Investment and Foreign Trade, Supply and Internal Trade, and Agriculture and Land Reclamation  announced on Sunday 1 March coordinated measures to assess the repercussions of recent airspace restrictions in several countries, including Iran, Israel, Iraq, and the Gulf states.  This heightened coordination follows the missile attacks launched by Iran on U.S. military […]

Addis Abeba — Ethiopia has generated $288.48 million from the export of more than 160,000 tons of horticultural products during the first seven months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year, the Ministry of Agriculture announced, despite concerns raised by stakeholders over infrastructure gaps, logistics constraints, and land supply management. The ministry disclosed the performance following […]

JOHANNESBURG – There is breakthrough in the landmark stone fruit protocol South Africa and China signed in October. This week, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen officially saw off the shipment of approximately  20-thousand cartons of premium plums. The plum export deal is expected to pave the way for cherry and blueberry export protocols, which are set […]

The patience of Narendra Modi govt seems to have paid. The US-India joint statement issued by the White House on Feb 6 gives some relief. It indicates what is likely to come in the trade deal. It is still an ‘interim agreement’ and there is no explicit mention that India will stop buying crude oil […]