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Strong US dollar means mixed fortunes for Africa
As a frontier market, the countries of Africa represent both tremendous opportunities and tremendous risks. On the risk side of…
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Tsetse fly: can castration end one of Africa’s oldest development problems?
From the Sahara to the Kalahari, the tsetse fly has plagued African farmers for centuries. Dating back to prehistoric times,…
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ECOWAS Ministers to deliberate on persons without nationalities
The Government of Cote d’Ivoire and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in collaboration with the Economic Community…
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Ebola-ravaged communities in Guinea to benefit from food security
Tens of thousands of people in rural areas of Guinea, worst-hit by the Ebola epidemic, would receive training on how…
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Africa: China and UN Agency Financing Agreement Promotes Agribusiness Development and Increased Productivity for Smallholder Farmers
Rome — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of the People’s Republic of China are financing…
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World Bank to revive Agriculture in Ebola hit Countries
The World Bank Group has mobilized 15 million dollars to provide 10,500 tons of maize and rice seeds to over…
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West African farmers get support from World Bank ahead of planting season
Up to US$ 15 million in emergency financing for farmers in West Africa has been provided by the World Bank.This…
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Nigeria, Ghana, Others to Benefit From U.S.$3.3 Million Rice Production Grant
Abuja — Four African countries-Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania – are to benefit from the $3.3 million grant provided…
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Mozambique: 2015 Forum Agri-Business
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the EMRC have organized the 2015 Agri-Business Forum…
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US could soon start importing Hass avocados from South Africa
The global demand for Hass avocados is increasing every year, but especially in the U.S., which could soon see its…
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