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- SundayNews
- August 20, 2024
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)-CGIAR Team Visits Sierra Leoneâs President Julius Maada Bio, Pledges Support to the FEED SALONE Initiative
Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Simeon K. Ehui, who also serves as the Regional Director for CGIAR Africa, has led a delegation of senior…
- SundayNews
- August 19, 2024
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Opens Applications for Agribusiness Trade Mission to Casablanca
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead an agribusiness trade mission to Casablanca, Morocco, Dec. 2-5, 2024. Current and potential…
- SundayNews
- August 16, 2024
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Government to protect farmers against declining sugarcane prices
Government has offered to support sugarcane farmers’ value addition efforts as a protective measure against price fluctuations. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives – together with that of Agriculture,…
- SundayNews
- August 15, 2024
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Ambassador of Belarus S.Terentiev meets the Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt
On 15 August 2024, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Sergei Terentiev, met with the Minister of Agriculture and Land…
- SundayNews
- August 13, 2024
- 65 views
Crop insurance takes root in rural Ethiopia
When Yohannes Negash lost half of his wheat harvest to a crop disease known locally as wag, he asked himself, “how will I have the courage to plant again?” “I am…
- SundayNews
- August 8, 2024
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Uganda: Improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost agriculture – Members of Parliament
Members of Parliament have called on government to improve access to electricity in rural areas across the country to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. They made the call while…
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- SundayMail
- August 7, 2024
- 200 views
NEW: Contract farming and structural transformation of agriculture
Nixon Chekenya “We got to do things that are real and tangible and tough to do.” – Doug Munatsi In its simplest terms, contract farming describes an agreement between a…
- SundayNews
- August 6, 2024
- 115 views
Sierra Leoneâs President Julius Maada Bio Makes Case for FEED SALONE, Emphasises Investments in Agriculture to Mitigate Food Price Volatility
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio today delivered his State Opening of Parliament Address, emphasising that agriculture and Food security are the cornerstones of a nation’s stability and prosperity.…
- SundayNews
- August 6, 2024
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and partners celebrate progress of home-grown school feeding programme in Namibia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC) and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil recently visited the…
- SundayNews
- August 5, 2024
- 68 views
Togo: the African Development Bank grants a loan of over USD 26 million to develop key agricultural sectors through private-sector investments
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have approved a loan of US $26.55 million to Togo to implement the second phase of the Agro-Food Processing…