Côte dIvoire expects to beat its 2011/12 cotton harvest of 260,000 tonnes to achieve about 340,000 tonnes in the 2012/13 harvest
Agriculture
Fresh help for African farmers in new EU-funded project
Scientists at the University of Greenwich in the UK are leading a research project to help African farmers boost their livelihoods
Somaliland farmers enhance agricultural skills
Farmers in Somaliland have learnt new techniques for growing crops on their farms following the implementation of the USAid Partnership for Economic Growth programme
Amiran launches new irrigation system
Agricultural products firm Amiran Kenya has introduced a new irrigation system that contains a gravity fed drip
Major funding initiative set to help world’s poorest farmers
More than 40 international research organisations will be collaborating in a US$25.5mn initiative that will harness bioscience to improve food security in emerging markets