By: Chang Rui Jia For commercial and industrial bakers, delivering high-quality bread at scale requires more than traditional baking expertise. Today’s consumers demand bread that remains consistently soft, visually appealing, and…
Automation Infrastructure: The Strategic Backbone of Process Industries in Africa’s Emerging Economies.
By Agatha Nayame The Shift from Manual Production to Intelligent Manufacturing Across Africa’s emerging economies, industrial competitiveness is increasingly being defined by how effectively manufacturing systems are automated, for sectors…
De Heus mark significant expansion in Asia with completion of CJ Feed & Care acquisition
This strategic step marks a significant milestone in Royal De Heus’ long-term growth strategy and underscores the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting farmers across Asia. The acquisition strengthens De Heus’…
Start of Commissioning for Louis Dreyfus Company’s Pea Protein Isolate Production Facility in Canada
Published: Mar 03, 2026 Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, March 3, 2026 – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) today announced the start of commissioning for its new pea protein isolate (PPI) production facility in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. “As part of our strategy to diversify…
KOM Food Products invests over TZS 100 billion in Kahama rice processing project
KOM Food Products Ltd has invested more than TZS 100 billion in a large-scale rice processing project in Kahama District, Shinyanga Region, marking one of the largest domestically financed agribusiness…
From Surplus to Strategy-Turning Zambia’s Grain Sector into Economic Power
By 2031, Zambia aims to produce 10 million metric tonnes of maize. But the real question is not whether the country can grow that much grain — it is whether…
BUA Foods Appoints Khalifa Rabiu to Lead Global Procurement and Strategic Operations
BUA Foods Plc has named Isyaku Abdulsamad “Khalifa” Rabiu as its Chief Officer for Global Procurement and Strategic Operations, signaling a sharper focus on cost control, supply-chain resilience, and scalable…
Zambia to supply up to 1 million bags of maize to cushion Kenya against drought
The Government of Zambia has pledged to supply up to 1 million 90 kg bags of maize to Kenya if drought conditions worsen and local stocks diminish, Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and…
Advancing Fortification in Grain Processing in Africa -The future of Africa’s nutrition begins at the Mill.
14.02.2026 A public-health imperative and an industrial opportunity Across Africa, millions of households begin their day with foods made from maize meal, wheat flour, or other milled cereals. These staples…
Architecture of Moisture: The Strategic Imperative of Grain Dampening in Milling
In the rigorous and technically exacting landscape of industrial cereal processing, the distinction between a premium flour extraction and a mediocre yield is fundamentally rooted in a singular, pivotal variable:…