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Transforming Agriculture in Africa
July 30, 2015
Transforming Agriculture in Africa
The great story about China’s miracle economic growth and development is not about emulating the Asian country model. It is…
Why Agriculture Can Be a Sexy Topic
July 21, 2015
Why Agriculture Can Be a Sexy Topic
TWO weeks ago, long-serving Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos raised a few eyebrows when he asked the country to…
FAO calls for $20m to prevent avian flu in West Africa
July 21, 2015
FAO calls for $20m to prevent avian flu in West Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is calling for $ 20 million to prevent the spread…
Huge Opportunities for Agricultural Growth in West Africa
July 7, 2015
Huge Opportunities for Agricultural Growth in West Africa
To be competitive with large global actors, West African agriculture needs to capture some of the economies of scale that…
Smallholder Women Farmers Call for More Support to Boost Agric
June 29, 2015
Smallholder Women Farmers Call for More Support to Boost Agric
Women farmers have called for further interventions from all stakeholders to ensure challenges that still inhibit agriculture sector are addressed…
Zimbabwe: Govt Urged to Support Smallholder Farmer
June 23, 2015
Zimbabwe: Govt Urged to Support Smallholder Farmer
Government should show commitment in clearing about $40 million in arrears owed to the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural…
Talensi by-election: NDC, NPP elect candidates today
June 22, 2015
Talensi by-election: NDC, NPP elect candidates today
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) are electing their parliamentary candidates today for…
Massive success for agricultural hotline
June 16, 2015
Massive success for agricultural hotline
An agricultural hotline designed to provide free agricultural advice to smallholder farmers about planting crops, using fertiliser and preparing land,…
Kenya launches online platform to boost farm yields
June 11, 2015
Kenya launches online platform to boost farm yields
Kenya’s agricultural research bodies on Wednesday launched a new online crop variety selection platform to allow people in the farming…
Forget uncultivated land – Africa must produce more on existing farms
June 10, 2015
Forget uncultivated land – Africa must produce more on existing farms
A commonly cited statistic concerning Africa is it holds 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land. Yet despite this huge…