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New feed mill aims to ease social unrest between farmers

New feed mill aims to ease social unrest between farmers

Africa NG NG 27 Jun 2013

Jigawa State Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO) has established a feed mill in Northern Nigeria. The new feed mill has commenced the production of animal feed to be sold to local farmers. JASCO's General Manager, Alhaji Hassan Idris Girbob…
Nutreco acquires full ownership of Egyptian fish feed producers

Nutreco acquires full ownership of Egyptian fish feed producers

Africa EG EG 25 Jun 2013

Nutreco has successfully completed the acquisition of the remaining 67% share held by its partners in its Egyptian participation Hendrix Misr. This acquisition was announced on 26 April 2013. Nutreco entered the Egyptian market in 2001 by a…
New feed mill launched aimed at rural development

New feed mill launched aimed at rural development

Africa NG NG 04 Jun 2013

A new feed mill was launched in Plateau State last week by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development under its Fadama III Project. The feed mill was built for the Fadama User Group (FUG) known as "Another Life Women i…
GLB invest in Sudan for animal feed production

GLB invest in Sudan for animal feed production

Africa SD SD 22 May 2013

GLB Invest, a Lebanese farmland investor, have announced plans to invest up to USD$800 million for the lease of land and to produce animal feed. The company plans to produce animal feed in the Sudan, to sell to the Saudi Arabian market. Sud…
IFC grants loan to Country Bird

IFC grants loan to Country Bird

Africa ZA ZA 08 May 2013

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a convertible loan of $25 million to South African poultry producers Country Bird. The loan will help support the company's expansion in Africa. IFC's investment will allow Country B…
Southern African Feed Manufacturers’ Association (SAFMA) launched

Southern African Feed Manufacturers’ Association (SAFMA) launched

Africa ZA ZA 25 Apr 2013

The Southern African Feed Manufacturers’ Association (SAFMA) was officially launched following an agreement at the 4th Global Feed & Food Congress in Sun City, South Africa, under the auspices of representatives from the International…
Kenyan fisheries ministry donate fish feed mill machinery

Kenyan fisheries ministry donate fish feed mill machinery

Africa KE KE 06 Apr 2013

Fish farmers in Teso North and South districts will no longer be forced to travel long distances to buy their fish feed after the Government donated a fish feed manufacturing plant to the region. The donation of the feed machinery, valued a…
Poultry hatchery and feed mill project successfully launched in Liberia

Poultry hatchery and feed mill project successfully launched in Liberia

Africa LR LR 27 Mar 2013

BRAC Liberia successfully launched a poultry programme, Poultry Hatchery and Feed Mill Project, in Neekreen, Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, Liberia. The groundbreaking project, the first hatchery and feed mill since the civil war, engages 40…
UAC increases Nigerian feed market share to 32%

UAC increases Nigerian feed market share to 32%

Africa NG NG 27 Mar 2013

African conglomerate UAC of Nigeria Plc has revealed the purchase of a 51% stake in Nigerian livestock producers Livestock Feeds Plc, taking its market share in Nigerian animal feed market up to 32%. UACN released an official statement stat…
Aller Aqua Egypt plans second feed mill

Aller Aqua Egypt plans second feed mill

Africa EG EG 20 Mar 2013

Danish aqua feed producer Aller Aqua Group has reiterated that Aller Aqua Egypt, its Egyptian JV operation, will construct it's 2nd feed mill in Egypt in order to ramp up its domestic production of aqua-feeds. The newly planned feed mill is…
Country Bird Holdings successfully secures IFC loan

Country Bird Holdings successfully secures IFC loan

Africa ZA ZA 18 Mar 2013

South African company Country Bird Holdings ltd, involved in the integrated poultry and stock feed business, has successfully secured a R231 million (USD$25 million) loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its curren…
New feed mill improves production of animal feed

New feed mill improves production of animal feed

Africa NA NA 26 Oct 2012

Feedmaster now boasts more capacity with the opening during October 2012 of their new state-of-the-art factory. The new feed mill previously reported here, has a production capacity of 20 tonnes per hour. "We now have the ability to ma…
Inauguration held for first phase of poultry project

Inauguration held for first phase of poultry project

Africa AO AO 21 Oct 2012

The first phase of the market-oriented poultry Family project starts operating Tuesday in the northern province of Kwanza Norte, with the inauguration of the first ships of poultry. Prompted by the minister of Agriculture, Rural Development…
Indigenous feed technology to slash fish prices by 54%

Indigenous feed technology to slash fish prices by 54%

Africa NG NG 10 Sep 2012

Dickem Aquatech, a Nigerian aquaculture company, has unveiled a technology that would drastically reduce the current price of fish in the country by 54 per cent. The company said the technology would provide an affordable solution to the ch…
Hygiene takes focus in Ghana meeting of feed millers

Hygiene takes focus in Ghana meeting of feed millers

Africa GH GH 29 Jun 2012

At a meeting today between food processors and feed mill operators in Brong Ahafo, Regional Officer of Food and Drugs Board (FDB), Mr Matthew Gyang Nkum, appealed to the Ghana Food Crops and Processors Association to stick to the operating …
International Feed Regulators Meeting 2013 announced

International Feed Regulators Meeting 2013 announced

Africa ZA ZA 18 Jun 2012

Last week it was announced that the 6th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM), would be held in Africa for the first time. The meeting organised by International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) in cooperation with UN FAO, is schedule…
Cote d'Ivoire’s agribusiness industry get investment boost

Cote d'Ivoire’s agribusiness industry get investment boost

Africa CI CI 18 Jun 2012

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, last Wednesday formalised an agreement to invest €2.4 million Euros into the equity of Société Ivoirienne de Productions Animales S.A (SIPRA), leading compan…
A feed mill and two milling plants, included in Gauteng's budget plan

A feed mill and two milling plants, included in Gauteng's budget plan

Africa ZA ZA 12 Jun 2012

Gauteng, the smallest of nine provinces in South Africa but also it's most populous, has had it's budget allocation set for its department of agriculture and rural development for 2012-2013. The budget allocation is R494 million ($59 millio…
Local feed producers raise production

Local feed producers raise production

Africa NG NG 06 May 2012

The Federal Government of Nigeria has divulged that the country is saving up to N300 million every year from the replacement of imported fish feeds. An estimated 25 pct of the 45,000 metric tonnes of feed imported into Nigeria. Dr. Akinwunm…
Feedmaster's new feed mill on schedule

Feedmaster's new feed mill on schedule

Africa NA NA 20 Apr 2012

Feedmaster's new feed mill under construction in Namibia, which is estimated to cost N$75 million, is running on track. The new state-of-the-art animal feed production line will manufacture feed for the broiler industry, layer (egg) industr…

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