This story brings up a basic dilemma that many fruit growers face: what is better for me; selling my fruits to a Processing Plant or consumers, as Fresh Produce? In other words, which of the two ...
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By Okisegere Ojepat, CEO Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC-Kenya) One of the sadder aspects of our development into a global village driven by technology and choose-your-own news mixes is the ...
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New year’s resolutions often include drastic intentions which, as often, come to nothing as they demand too big a change. An easy and effective way is to commit to eating more fresh fruit and ...
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By Daniella Munene, CEO of Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya Our parliamentarians are sometimes required to rule on some challenging proposals, with the private members’ Kenya Food and Drug ...
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by Mariam Yinusa and Edward Mabaya Monica Musonda, CEO of Zambian food processing company Java Foods , certainly faced hurdles in her rise to the top, but she overcame them. “Although the ...
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Rhinos and elephants are being slaughtered at an unprecedented rate in Botswana and NGO Political Animal Lobby (PAL) lays the blame squarely on the present Botswana government. "The present ...
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Land preparation – Dr Ben Ngwene, AGCO While the southern African region endures a persisting drought which started back in October 2018, planting season 2019 is fast approaching and farmers have ...
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Gert Schoonbee co-owner of farming company Schoonbee Landgoed gives insights on how South Africa’s agriculture sector can be transformed According to the recently launched ‘BFAP Baseline ...
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Fruits waiting to be collected to the market (Biofeed...) The Status of Fresh Produce Export Although favorable environmental conditions, limitless availability of land, and high demands of ...
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By Emmanuel Atamba The Human Right to Food is yet to be fully realised in Kenya. More than 10 million Kenyans suffer from chronic food insecurity. One-quarter of children under 5 years old are ...
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