The African Farmers Workshop and Expo (AFWE) will take place from 12-14 August 2014 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre
Agriculture
FAO issue banana disease warning
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is warning nations to step up monitoring, reporting and prevention of Fusarium wilt, the world’s most destructive banana disease that has in recent years spread from Asia to Africa and the Middle East
Tanzanian herders benefit from mobile data technology
Tanzania has set-up a new system to enable pastoralists and cattle traders monitor real-time market information on livestock, while keeping them informed of weather conditions which may affect their animals’ well being
Tanzanian smallholder farmers push for agricultural support
Tanzanian smallholder farmers are seeking support to increase crop yield to improve agricultural knowledge and access to markets
AfDB funds Mozambique projects
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund for the AfDB has awarded grants of more than US$1.3mn to two ‘high value agriculture infrastructure projects’ in Mozambique, according to the AfDB