African farmers to control a $1 trillion food market
Smallholder farmers on the continent must take advantage of the booming $1trillion food import market in Africa, this was the...
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Agricultural sector hails Jordan-Iraq Turaibil border reopening
Agricultural representatives commended the reopening of the Karameh-Turaibil border crossing between Jordan and Iraq, saying it will boost the ailing...
IFAD and Iraq to jointly revitalize smallholder agriculture
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said it agreed with the Iraqi government to finance a post-war agricultural investment...
Egypt ripe for Britannia biscuits expansion
Egypt is among the countries under consideration by Indian snack major Britannia Industries as it seeks to expand its international...
Turkey exports ice cream to almost 70 countries, Iraq leads market
Turkey has gained $204 million in foreign exchange from ice cream exports over the past five-and-a-half years. According to data...
African Development Bank to invest $24 billion in Africa’s food sector
The African Development Bank, AfDB, plans to invest about $24 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the realisation...
Qatar food security project gets $440 million bank financing
Qatar Islamic Bank signed to provide 1.6 billion riyals ($440 million) of financing to build a food processing and storage...
$1.5 billion Dubai Food Park unveiled
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai –...
UAE consumer F&B spending continues rapid ascent
Consumer spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages amounted to almost US$25bn last year, according to Euromonitor International. It came behind...
Changes in consumer tastes offer crucial GCC investment opportunities
Food and beverage manufacturers must keep on top of the Gulf’s fast-changing tastes, workforce trends and government zeal for healthy...
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