Tag: Africa
World: Orange sweet potato found to reduce diarrhea in children
A new study has found that orange sweet potato (OSP) reduced both the prevalence and duration of diarrhea in young children in Mozambique.
The OSP...
World: Cargill, partners build schools, health centers in Africa
The Conseil du Café-Cacoa, Cargill and CARE has enabled 14 cocoa farmer cooperatives to build 11 schools and three health centers in Côte d'Ivoire,...
World: Tectra Automation releases electromechanical, hygienic cylinder
Tectra Automation, part of the Hytec Group of Companies, has introduced the second generation EMC electromechanical cylinder from Bosch Rexroth, with expanded possibilities for...
World: Barry Callebaut launches clean water campaign with cocoa farmers, communities
The Barry Callebaut Group and its subsidiary Biopartenaire, a direct sourcing enterprise for sustainable cocoa beans, have launched a clean water campaign to deliver...
World: Wrigley to build US$63M factory in Kenya
Wrigley, a subsidiary of Mars Inc, will build a new US$63 million dollar factory in Kenya to create sustainable long-term growth in the region.
Works...
World: Telepizza expands in Nigeria with master franchisee
Pizza delivery company Telepizza signs a Memorandum of Understanding with a master franchisee with businesses in Nigeria to open 30 stores in the next...
World: Amcor buys Nampak Flexibles for US$22M
Amcor has acquired South African flexible packaging Nampak Flexibles for the ZAR 250 million (US$22 million).
Nampak Flexibles has extrusion, lamination and conversion capabilities across...
Europe: KHS, AMAL Group to serve Africa’s beverage industry
KHS has signed an agreement with AMAL Group for their service engineers to provide joint assistance to customers in the beverage industry, starting in...
World: Africa should improve output of tree, root crops not mimic...
African countries cannot blindly adopt food policy initiatives that spurred the Green Revolution in Asia as a way to promote agricultural development, according to...
Americas: Hershey exceeds sustainable cocoa goals in 2014
The Hershey Company says 30% of its globally sourced cocoa was independently certified and verified, which reflects its progress in achieving its goal of...