NIGERIA — Nigeria has launched a National Palm Oil Traceability Framework alongside a 16-member Inter-Agency Committee, aiming to strengthen domestic production and cut over US$600 million in annual palm oil imports. Speaking at the ceremony in Abuja, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Senator Abubakar Kyari, represented by the
KENYA – Kenya’s Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) has invited the public and industry stakeholders to comment on its Draft Labeling Guidelines, developed under the Pest Control Products (Labeling, Advertising and Packaging) Regulations, 2024 (Legal Notice 194). The public participation period runs from July 25 to August 24, 2025. Comments
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KENYA – The Ministry of Health in Kenya has released the Kenya Nutrient Profile Model (KNPM) as a public tool to support efforts in addressing the growing burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Developed in collaboration with Nutrition International, the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), SUN Civil
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AFRICA – The Government of Sweden has launched the Swedish Initiative for Facilitating Trade in Africa (SWIFT), a four-year, US$9.3 million (SEK 100 million) program designed to address long-standing logistics and policy barriers hindering intra-African trade. The initiative will focus on the Berbera and Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor
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UGANDA – Uganda has expanded its influence in African and international standardization following a series of elections at the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) General Assembly held in Zanzibar. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) secured three leadership positions during the 31st ARSO General Assembly under the theme “Accelerating
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KENYA – The Kenyan government is preparing to implement a new Animal Identification and Traceability System (ANTITRAC) as part of efforts to improve livestock management, enhance productivity, and address theft in the sector. Speaking during the official opening of the Nambale livestock sale yard in Busia County on Wednesday,
AFRICA – A European Union-funded project has concluded after three years, recording progress in strengthening food control and phytosanitary systems across 12 African Union Member States. The project was implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat.
SOUTH AFRICA – Bacterial pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms are threatening food safety in South Africa’s fresh produce sector, according to recent research led by scientists at the University of Pretoria and the Water Research Commission. The team has found high levels of Escherichia coli and multidrug-resistant bacteria in surface
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KENYA – Kenya has withdrawn 77 pesticide products from the market and restricted the use of an additional 202 in a regulatory overhaul aimed at strengthening food safety and environmental protection. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced the measures following a comprehensive review by the Pest Control Products Board
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AFRICA – Africa has published the first international standard for Good Research Management Practice (GRMP), setting a new global benchmark for research governance, ethics, and institutional development. The announcement was made during the 31st General Assembly of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) held in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The
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