Agriculture & Food Security
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2023 GAP report highlights need for collective action to boost agricultural productivity
USA- The 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report, unveiled by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, underscores the critical importance of coordinated…
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Burkina Faso launches a US$16M project to boost corn, rice sectors
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso has launched a US$16 million project for the development of the rice and corn sectors under the “Integrated Development of…
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Zimbabwean wheat growers ditch local currency, demand payment in USD
ZIMBABWE – Farmers’ organizations in Zimbabwe have implored the Government to consider awarding wheat growers 100 percent of the producer price in foreign currency in…
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Zambian Food Reserve Agency pays US$91M to maize farmers in a bid to motivate local sales
ZAMBIA – The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has disclosed that it has paid out over K1, 920,876,160 (US$91M) to farmers that supplied 343,013 tonnes of…
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Ugandan government urged to set up seed banks in villages to boost farmers’ access of quality seeds
UGANDA – Officials from the Ministry of Local Government have beseeched the state to set up seed banks in every village in the country to…