The government of Mauritius is planning to develop a strong and profitable sugarcane industry, said Mahen Seeruttun, minister of agro-industry and food security, at the recent Annual General Assembly of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate
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Farming and rural non-farm activities to provide youth employment in Africa: FAO
FAO has said that farming and rural non-farm-based activities have potential to generate employment opportunities for Africa’s rising youth population
Case IH opens training academy in Zimbabwe to improve agricultural productivity
Case IH has opened its new training academy in Chinhoyi in Zimbabwe, aiming to providing hands-on technical and operational training to help farmers improve productivity through the wider adoption of mechanisation
Agriculture projects in Africa have to be bankable: AfDB
Jennifer Blanke, vice-president of Agriculture, Human and Social Development at the AfDB, has stated that Africa’s agriculture projects need to be bankable and incentivised to attract private investors and create employment opportunities
AGCO leads sustainable business projects for African smallholders
AGCO has led new project to determine sustainable business models for smallholders and farm service centres in the African region in African green revolution forum (AGRF) which was held on 4-8 September 2017, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast