The FAO has declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses to raise awareness on the benefits of pulses and boost global production
Agriculture
Tata subsidiary to increase exports of pulses from Tanzania
Tata Africa Holdings (Tanzania) Ltd has plans to increase exports of pulses to India
C-MRF launched by COMESA to improve grain trade
The COMESA Mutual Recognition Framework (C-MRF) has been launched to facilitate grain trade between COMESA nations
DuPont and Dow Chemical sign US$140bn merger; to create agriculture company
DuPont and Dow Chemical Company have signed a US$140bn merger that will give rise to one major agriculture-centric venture in addition to two other companies
AgDevCo’s initiative to boost smallholder farmer incomes in Africa
AgDevCo, in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, has announced a US$15.4mn initiative to boost the incomes of smallholder farmers in seven African countries