Agriculture & Food Security
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Malawi to adopt ‘Mega-Farms’ in a move to end persistent food shortage
MALAWI – Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has launched a large-scale crop production initiative dubbed “mega-farms,” aimed at boosting the country’s agricultural-based economy and helping end…
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Tanzania earmarks US$260M in push to achieve 75% of quality seed demand by 2025
TANZANIA – The government plans to set aside US$260M to boost the production of quality-improved seeds as the country commits to ensuring 75% of seeds…
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CPB seeks collaboration in the purchase and market of strategic cereal crops
TANZANIA – The Tanzania Cereal and Other Produce Board (CPB) is looking for partners and investors along the cereals value chain to steer the body’s…
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Nigeria, Ireland partner to foster food production
NIGERIA– Dr Ernest Umakhihe, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), has called for a more robust partnership with…
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Kenya develops low-cost, high-quality hybrid maize seed to boost production
KENYA – Maize seed production is set to be revolutionized in the country following a seven-year research by the Kenya Agriculture Research and Livestock Organisation…