African Farming May June 2017

African Farming weekly digest - 10th July - 14th July

Monday, 17 July 2017 06:56

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Poor rainfall worsens hunger in east Africa: FAO

Monday, 17 July 2017 06:56

In an alert released on 14 July 2017, FAO stated that poor rainfall across the east African countries worsened hunger...

Ghana aims 1.5 mmt annual cocoa production

Friday, 14 July 2017 06:00

Ghana is aiming to achieve an annual cocoa production of 1.5 mmt within the next four years through reforms, chairman...

BASF launches new long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets against malaria

Thursday, 13 July 2017 10:14

BASF has received a recommendation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for Interceptor G2, a long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito net (LN)...

Sustainable agriculture to fight climate change and involuntary migration

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 06:00

FAO and IOM call for renewed focus on rural development and sustainable agriculture to mitigate climate disasters that are displacing...

Spatial database to improve rice production

Tuesday, 11 July 2017 07:26

The RiceAtlas is a spatial database that collects information on where, when and how much rice is grown globally