Dar es Salaam — Experts at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, have called on African governments to make and review existing policies to protect the processing and agro-industrialisation of locally produced agricultural products. During the launch of the Deal Room, Mohammed Dewji, President of MeTL Group of Companies in […]
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Climate change and vaccine hesitancy pose serious threats to public health Vaccination is one of the most important ways to protect people against diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, influenza, and even the coronavirus. It is a simple, safe, and effective way to save millions of lives […]
The company said the Indomie noodles have received standard certifications and have been produced in compliance with international food safety regulations. The decision by Malaysia and Taiwan to recall Indomie‘s “special chicken” flavour noodles has raised some concerns about the safety of the food globally, including in Nigeria. The development followed the detection of ethylene […]
The situation is more terrifying with major drug manufacturing companies folding up their operations in Nigeria as the environment for business becomes more difficult. Nigerians with health challenges are in grave danger as the prices of medicines are now beyond the reach of most people. Steadily, the depreciation of the naira against the US dollar […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday inaugurated a newly established vehicle assembly plant of Rana Motors at Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality with a pledge to introduce sector specific initiatives to drive Ghana’s industrial transformation. The facility, which occupies 13.5 hectares of land is the largest amongst the five vehicle assembly plants operating in […]
In a world drowning in plastic waste, a revolution is brewing. From January 23 to 25, South Africa played host to a groundbreaking meeting of international Plastics Pacts, signaling a unified global effort to tackle the plastic crisis. The Plastics Pacts, exemplifying public-private partnerships, have become a beacon of hope ahead of the United Nations […]
NAFDAC however said though the local manufacturing companies are not replacing global giant drugmakers exiting the country, they are signs of progress for Nigeria. Amidst the exit of multinational pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said a total of 105 applications for the construction and erection […]
Rwanda has launched a six-year $100.37 million (approx. Rwf127 billion) dairy development project which intends, among others, to increase income of targeted rural households, and build resilience of the dairy sector against climate change as it raises its output, The New Times understands. It seeks to deal with climate change and variabilities that influence feed […]
As world leaders often gather to discuss alarming climate concerns, including the most recent Conference of Parties (COP) gathering in Cairo, Egypt, it serves everyone in the manufacturing sector well to remind ourselves of the long-underappreciated duty among those who manufacture, to consider the environment. Green manufacturing has been defined as a commitment to using […]
With nearly 80 percent of the world’s users of risky forms of tobacco living in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), the poor uptake of safe nicotine products in these countries remains a cause for concern. A myriad of shortcomings have enabled the tobacco industry to expand its markets in at least 137 World Bank rated LMICs by […]
Zimbabwe has raised a red flag after reportedly being denied a chance to take part in the process of selecting a strategic equity partner for Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL) that was given to a Tanzanian firm, Herald Finance and Business can reveal. Kagera Sugar Limited, a sugar manufacturing company in the northwestern part of Tanzania, […]
Geneva/Accra — Gavi’s Board today approved the establishment of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA), a financing instrument that will make up to US$ 1 billion available to support sustainable vaccine manufacturing in Africa Efforts to translate pandemic learnings into concrete action further include the establishment of a US$ 500 million First Response Fund to […]
Femi Yusuff is the Head of Mortar, Innovation & New Products Development for Lafarge Africa Plc., where he focuses on the use of Cement, Concrete, and Mortar materials in roads, buildings, and civil engineering structures. He discussed these processes with Bennett Oghifo Works at Lafarge Femi is currently focused on the use of Cement, Concrete, […]