NEWS 112 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2025 Bühler marked the 10th anniversary of its African Milling School (AMS) in Nairobi, Kenya, with a ceremony that brought together more than 100 guests, including customers, alumni, and local partners. The event celebrated a decade of advancing skills in the milling industry and the graduation of 15 students from seven countries. Since 2015, the AMS has trained more than 1,600 millers from over 30 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and India. In a complex and high-pressure environment, developing a skilled workforce of millers has been essential to drive productivity, strengthen operational resilience, and secure the future of food and feed, Bühler remarks. Founded in 2015 in response to customer demand for skilled professionals, the AMS was Bühler’s first-ever dedicated training mill in Africa. The school was designed as a greenfield project in Nairobi, chosen for its accessibility, modern infrastructure, and strategic location for students from across the region. After four years of intensive planning and construction stages and an investment of around CHF 5 million, Bühler opened the doors of this center combining state-of-the-art facility, practical and theoretical education, and a highly skilled teaching team. Since its first class of 24 miller apprentices, the AMS has maintained a rigorous dual-education model inspired by the Swiss system: Students spend five months in their home country followed by one month at the school, completing four modules over two years. Read more>> Sustainable and resilient agrifood systems are essential for achieving the Paris Agreement targets on climate change while ensuring food security and nutrition for present and future generations. This was the overarching message delivered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) on November 10-21, in Belém, Brazil. During the conference, FAO emphasized that science-based agrifood solutions can play a pivotal role in reducing emissions, enhancing carbon sequestration, restoring ecosystems, and strengthening resilience. “From restoration of degraded agricultural lands to resilient crops and sustainable aquaculture, and livestock, we have the solutions that deliver across sectors,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said ahead of the conference. The biggest challenge, according to FAO, is finance. Despite an increase in critical agrifood investments, forestry, livestock, fisheries, and crop production together received just 4 percent of total climate-related development finance. Read more>> Bühler marks 10 years of African Milling School in Kenya FAO brings agrifood systems to forefront at COP30 Photo: Bühler ©FAO/ Max Valencia
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