At the 2016 National Chocolate Day held at Krodua, Ghana, the deputy CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board Dr Francis Oppong appealed to the custodians of traditional lands to release lands for farming under the board’s Youth in Cocoa Programme
Portugal’s pulp and paper company Portucel has increased its forecast investment in a major forestry project in Mozambique to US$3bn from US$2.5bn
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) hosted a planning meeting with a delegation from Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) to revitalise and transform agriculture
Africa has a new innovation centre aimed at boosting agricultural productivity, increase incomes of smallholder farmers and create job opportunities for the youth and women in various African nations
The FAO has declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses to raise awareness on the benefits of pulses and boost global production
