We regret to inform you that the Agroinvestment Summit, that was scheduled for 12 -13 March, has been postponed until later this year, circumstances permitting
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IOM trains Nigerien youth in market gardening
International Organization for Migration (IOM) organised several training courses for close to 100 community members in the municipalities of Dirkou, Djado, Fachi and Bilma in the Kawar region
Ambassador of Belarus met chairman of the Board of ECARD
Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Sergei Terentiev held a comprehensive meeting with the chairman of the Board of the Egyptian Company for Agricultural and Rural Development (ECARD) Dr Mostafa Hadhoud
Germany contributes US$18mn to combat desert locust upsurge in East Africa
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has welcomed a US$18mn contribution from Germany to provide assistance to those directly affected by the desert locust upsurge in East Africa
UK to fund five innovative businesses in Kenya
The UK has launched the second round of a business innovation challenge fund that will see an additional five promising businesses receive grant funding and technical assistance of up to US$128,309 each