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Valouro to start feed production in Angola

Valouro to start feed production in Angola

Africa AO AO 09 May 2014

Portuguese group Valouro plans to produce soy for animal feed as well as raising poultry in Angola following an initial investment of 150 million euros said the chairman of Portugal’s leading poultry production group. José António dos S…
Muyang looks to set up animal feed plant in Kenya

Muyang looks to set up animal feed plant in Kenya

Africa KE KE 29 Apr 2014

Chinese feed machinery company, Muyang, has expressed interest in partnering with the Bungoma County government in Kenya, in the building of an animal feed processing company in region. Muyang Company, based in Yangzhou China, intends to se…
The importance of information management in animal feed manufacturing

The importance of information management in animal feed manufacturing

Africa ZA ZA 02 Apr 2014

A number of recent local and international market conditions have caused instability within the animal feed manufacturing industry, says Braam Koekemoer, ERP lead: technical and pre-sales at Datacentrix. A sector that produces almost 11 mil…
Gov't to support local poultry industry, build feed mill

Gov't to support local poultry industry, build feed mill

Africa GH GH 05 Mar 2014

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Hannah Louisa Bisiw, has indicated that the government is working on a proposal for funding to revamp the poultry industry in the country. That is part of efforts to ensure the production of a…
VIV announces animal protein summit for Nigeria

VIV announces animal protein summit for Nigeria

Africa NG NG 19 Dec 2013

Nigeria’s agribusiness leaders, organisations and authorities have the unique opportunity in January 2014 to take part free of charge in a one-day international summit on the further development of the country’s poultry, aquaculture and…
Foreign companies show interest in setting up fish feed mill plants

Foreign companies show interest in setting up fish feed mill plants

Africa NG NG 30 Nov 2013

The Lagos State Government revealed that companies based out of Finland, the USA and China have expressed their interest in setting up of fish feed mills in the state of Lagos. Mr. Gbolahan Lawal, Commissioner for Agriculture and Co-ops, ma…
HEDA receives grant for catfish feed mill

HEDA receives grant for catfish feed mill

Africa NG NG 24 Nov 2013

A cat fish feed processing mill wil be built in the Epe local government area of Lagos state, after the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre received a grant of USD$114,197 from the Government of Japan. The gran…
Opening of GMB stockfeed plant delayed

Opening of GMB stockfeed plant delayed

Africa ZW ZW 07 Nov 2013

The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) of Zimbabwe missed, its target for the commissioning of its new USD$30 million stockfeed plant delays in the shipment of critical components required for the project, an official from GMB said on Tuesday. The…
Floating fish feed extrusion plant commissioned in Lagos

Floating fish feed extrusion plant commissioned in Lagos

Africa NG NG 04 Nov 2013

Akin-Sateru Farms last week held the official commissioning ceremony for the opening of their floating fish feed extrusion plant in Lagos. The floating fish feed production plant has the capacity to produce 12 tonnes of extruded floating fi…
IITA look to position Cassava as a major feed ingredient

IITA look to position Cassava as a major feed ingredient

Africa NG NG 01 Nov 2013

Top international researchers will meet with decision makers, business people, and other stakeholders working in the Nigerian cassava sector in the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, 28 to 30 October. The meet…
Tanzanian PM meets with Muyang President

Tanzanian PM meets with Muyang President

Africa TZ TZ 24 Oct 2013

A Tanzania-China Business Forum was held today at the Dong Fang Hotel in Guangzhou, China. The Forum was organised in partnership between the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) and the China Africa Business Council-CABC and was attended by pa…
PE firm invests in Ugandan poultry feed producer

PE firm invests in Ugandan poultry feed producer

Africa UG UG 19 Oct 2013

Private equity firm Pearl Capital Partners and Voxtra, an impact investor, have jointly invested $4 million in Biyinzika Enterprises Ltd, a Uganda-based poultry feeds processor. The money was invested through the two firms' respective funds…
Provimi expand business in S.Africa with new premix facility

Provimi expand business in S.Africa with new premix facility

Africa ZA ZA 13 Oct 2013

Provimi, one of Cargill's animal nutrition and premix businesses, is currently rolling out a USD$20 million investment in South Africa. Late last year Cargill gained a majority share of NuTec, a manufacturer of vitamin and mineral premixes …
Four fish feed plants to be established in Delta State

Four fish feed plants to be established in Delta State

Africa NG NG 27 Sep 2013

The Delta State Government have said construction work on four fish feed plants was ongoing. The project is expected to cost N550 Million naira (USD$3.4 million) for the construction of the four aquafeed plants. Commissioner for Commerce an…
GAPFA inaugurates 5 tonnes per hour feed mill

GAPFA inaugurates 5 tonnes per hour feed mill

Africa GH GH 25 Sep 2013

The Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association (GAPFA) have inaugurated a five tonne per hour integrated feed mill for the production of poultry feed in the capital, Accra. The feed mill cost GHS452,183 (USD$210,000) and will output 20 bags …
200 Fish farmers trained in feed production

200 Fish farmers trained in feed production

Africa NG NG 11 Sep 2013

In an effort to better fish farming in the state Plateau, the State Ministry of Agriculture has began training more than 200 registered fish farmers on the topic of feed production. Mr Talgwan Wuyep, Plateau Director of Fisheries, said that…
Feed additives company signs agreement for Egyptian distribution

Feed additives company signs agreement for Egyptian distribution

Africa EG EG 10 Sep 2013

Borregaard LignoTech, Norwegian based manufacturers of additives and ingredients to the animal feed industry, have just signed an agreement with Egyptian company Nutrivet Misr for the distribution of its pelleting aids - LignoBond DD and Pe…
Zimbabwe GMB announce Nov. for commissioning of USD$30m. stockfeed plant

Zimbabwe GMB announce Nov. for commissioning of USD$30m. stockfeed plant

Africa GH GH 27 Aug 2013

The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) of Zimbabwe have announced their plans to commission a USD$30 million stockfeed plant in November. The plant which has an initial production capacity of 10 metric tons  per hour before any upgrading. It is …
Livestock farmers oppose animal farm, hatchery and feed mill registration laws

Livestock farmers oppose animal farm, hatchery and feed mill registration laws

Africa NG NG 13 Aug 2013

The Association of Livestock Owners and Input Suppliers in Oyo State has called for the review of animal farm, hatchery and feed mill registration laws to protect the livestock sub-sector of agriculture. The association, comprising the Poul…
AECI announces plans to acquire SA Premix

AECI announces plans to acquire SA Premix

Africa ZA ZA 17 Jul 2013

South Africa company AECI Limited, has announced plans to acquire animal feed company SA Premix. SA Premix Proprietary Limited's principal activity is the production and distribution of animal feed premixes to feed mills and livestock farme…

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