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Vietnam to help Chad improve food security
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Vietnamese experts are set to help Chad implement a series of activities aimed at improving the African country's food security under a tripartite South-South Cooperation agreement signed in March 2010.
Endangered African rice varieties gain elite status
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As part of a redoubled effort to stave off future food crises by bringing Africa’s rice production in line with its rapidly growing consumption, scientists have announced a paradigm shift in rice research for the region, which will give elite status to genetically diverse indigenous varieties.
Improving cassava processing in Nigeria
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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Government of Japan and the NGO Ifelodun Cassava Processing CICS are collaborating to implement a project in Nigeria on alternative use of cassava, processing and increased access to poor alternative food types.
Palm oil processing underway
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The palm oil processing plant on the Lake Victoria island of Bugala has commenced with operations and is expected to save Uganda $60mn a year on vegetable oil importation.
Tea company enters Ethiopia
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Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company (KDHP) that owns and runs Tata Tea estates in Munnar (Kerala), is planning to go global by entering into a joint venture with a tea company in Vietnam and acquiring management control of an Ethiopian tea estate.
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