Niger State government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will invest US$10.78mn to train cassava and rice farmers in three Local Government areas of the state in Nigeria
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Ghanaian cocoa farmers to benefit from new incentives
Ghana’s cocoa production sector has received a boost in the current crop season with a substantial price hike for farmers
New potato varieties for Kenyan county
Kenya’s Nyandarua County government is partnering with National Potato Council and German Technical Cooperation Agency to produce new potato varieties
Kenyan farmers import cows from South Africa to increase milk production
The demand for milk in Kenya has risen following an increase in the country’s population causing farmers in the country to import quality breeds of cow from South Africa
Nigeria distributes fertilisers to empower female farmers
The Nigerian government, in collaboration with Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), has announced that it will distribute 8,000 bags of fertilisers to female farmers as part of a UN empowerment programme at Taraba State