In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced today that 60 percent of…
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Nigeria to create special agro-industrial processing zones
Nigeria’s Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ).
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Public development banks’ financing sustainable, equitable food systems
Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial investments – by some…
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Small-scale producers at centre of food systems’ transformation
Food systems must radically change, and the needs of rural people must be at the centre, according to the UN…
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IFAD helps Guinea to recover from COVID-19 effects
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide the Republic of Guinea with a grant to improve the resilience…
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EU donates 42 vehicles to support coffee development in Ethiopia
The European Union (EU) donated today 42 cars worth 1.3 million Euros to support coffee sector development in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia to develop $94 million groundwater irrigation
Ethiopian Irrigation Commission and Korea Rural Community Cooperation (KRCC) today signed a $94 million groundwater irrigation project to be implemented…
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Zimbabwe launches blockchain-based livestock origin solution
E-Livestock Global today launched a first-of-its kind solution powered by Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance (source) solution, empowering Zimbabwean farmers to prove…
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African Risk Capacity Group partners with Centre for Disaster Protection
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the Centre for Disaster Protection have entered into a partnership agreement to mutually…
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Mozambique launches project to boost aquaculture
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, launched a new project to reduce poverty and increase production and…
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Burkina Faso releases its first pearl millet hybrid
Burkina Faso recently approved the commercial use of its first pearl millet hybrid called Nafagnon.
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Bioceres Crop’s drought tolerant soybean receives approval
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp., a fully-integrated global provider of crop productivity solutions designed to enable the transition of agriculture towards…
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