Month: April 2015
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GENERAL NEWS
Child marriage increases girls risk to abuse – EX UN Official
Dr Agnes Akosua Aidoo, the Former Vice Chairperson, United Nations Committee on the Right of the Child has called for…
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INTERNATIONAL AGRIC NEWS
Crop losses due to unseasonal rains to top Rs 100 crore: Agriculture Insurance Company
MUMBAI: Unseasonal rains and hailstorms are likely to result in insurance claims to the tune of Rs 100 crore for…
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Agri National
3 Ministries snub discussion on financing for smallholder farmers
Officials of the Ministries of Finance and Economic Planning, Food and Agriculture and Gender and Social Protection on Tuesday absented…
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REGIONAL NEWS
Private sector joins push to raise African incomes through trade
Innovative efforts to dismantle trade barriers in East Africa provide a shining example of how the private sector can work…
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Kenyan medical staff say survivor of school killings is found Saturday, 2 days after attack
GARISSA, Kenya – Kenyan medical staff say a survivor of the killings at Garissa University College was found Saturday, two…
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REGIONAL NEWS
147 dead, Islamist gunmen killed after attack at Kenya college
(CNN)The massacre that killed 147 people and wounded scores of others at a Kenyan university lasted for hours Thursday before…
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Agri Business
Low Food Production Threatens GDP Growth
Agricultural production now contributes about 20 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) instead of the original 60 per…
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