International food commodity prices shot up 4.2 per cent in June, the highest monthly increase in the last four years
Food price index continues rise in June
Agriculture
AfDB to invest US$24bn to boost African agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced plans to invest US$24bn to support the implementation of the continent’s agricultural transformation agenda
Burkina Faso to dump GM cotton
Burkina Faso has decided to phase out genetically modified (GM) cotton in favour of the conventional variety, following complaints from farmers concerning quality
Disease-resistant Robusta coffee to fight CWD in Kagera
The Kagera regional commissioner (RC) Salim Kijuu has advised farmers in Kagera, Tanzania to use Robusta varieties that are resistant to coffee wilt disease (CWD) to improve their incomes
Nigerian firms to produce soil specific fertilisers
Four indigenous manufacturing companies have partnered to produce fertilisers suitable for Nigerian soils as part of efforts to boost agriculture and ensure food security in the country
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