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Egypt denies claims of rejected strawberry exports
Egypt's Cabinet Media Center has denied widely circulated claims that Egyptian strawberry shipments have been rejected in international markets, stating...
South Africa faces export restrictions in SACU markets
Namibia, Botswana, and Mozambique have introduced restrictions on South African agricultural exports, including vegetables. Namibia and Botswana are members of...
DBG engages oil palm actors over US$500m financing prospect
Management of Development Bank Ghana (DBG) has engaged key actors and stakeholders in the oil palm value chain across...
Netherlands shifts organic import inspection costs to importers
As of 1 April 2026, the costs of import inspections on organic products from outside the EU to the Netherlands...
Ghana welcomes Burkina Faso’s move to resume tomato exports
The government of Ghana has welcomed a decision by Burkina Faso to lift its suspension on the issuance of...
FAO Chief Economist warns of severe global food security risks from disruption to Strait of Hormuz trade corridor
The Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Máximo Torero, warned that the ongoing...
Finance minister Engages Investors, Signals Strong Recovery Path
The Ministry of Finance has held its first investor town hall engagement since 2021, bringing together investors, bankers and bond...
Ivory Coast Cocoa Producers Suffer Amid Global Price Fall
Cocoa beans dried on tarps in the sun in Aboisso town square in southeastern Ivory Coast before being returned to...
Vietnam imports US$220 million in grapes from China in 2025
Vietnam imported fruit from China valued at hundreds of millions of dollars in 2025, with grapes accounting for around US$220...
Over 50 farmers, five VSLA Groups receive livelihood support in Western North
Rainforest Alliance, an international non-government organisation (NGO), through its mobilised Resilient Fund has presented start up-kits to more than 50 individual farmers and five Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) groups in the Western North Region. The...