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Ethiopia considers fruit crops as being high-value strategic, agricultural export commodities.

Myanmar production of beans and pulses in MY 2018/19 is forecasted to decrease 14 percent due to a reduction of the growing area, which we anticipate will shift to other crops.

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) in Burma (Myanmar) announced Notification 25/2018, which allows foreign owned companies to enter the wholesale and retail sector if they meet minimum investment....

Myanmar launched the Myanmar Companies Law (2017) and an Online Registration system on August 1, 2018.

Infographic illustrates how modernizing retail outlets in Southeast Asia are providing U.S. food exporters access to young, urbanizing consumers.

The production of sesame and soybeans is forecast to climb in MY18/19 (Oct-Sep), while Niger seed production is expected to remain unchanged.

The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson recently issued a report underscoring food safety’s critical importance to achieving the Malabo Declaration goals of ending hunger, reducing poverty....

In May, the Ethiopian Ministry of Environment approved Bt cotton – the country’s first biotech crop – for cultivation.

As part of Burma's ongoing market liberalization, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) published a notification allowing 100 percent foreign-owned businesses that meet certain criteria....

The Ethiopian Sugar Corporation (ESC) recently floated an international tender for 200,000 metric tons of sugar.

Ethiopia’s coffee production for MY18/19 (Oct-Sep) remains largely unchanged from the previous year at 7.1 million 60-kilo bags (~426,000 metric tons).

Pulses play an important role in Ethiopia’s food security and economy. Production is estimated at 2.5 million metric tons in 16/17 (Jun-Jul).