The high cost of imported rice in Guinea, West Africa, has led to a change in diets and an increased use of cassava, which can provide three tonnes of food from a single planted hectare
Rice price forces Guinean consumers to change diet
Agriculture
Can Africa feed itself?
Africa can leapfrog out of the deepening pit of poverty encompassing its socio-economic fabric, according to Professor Calestous Juma, a professor of international development at Harvard University
FAO signs cooperation agreement with FESA
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has signed an agreement with the Eduardo dos Santos Foundation (FESA) to carry out joint projects with a main purpose of improving the quality of services rural communities in Africa receive
Kenya’s farmers urged to increase competitiveness
A high-level meeting of agricultural delegates in Kenya has recommended Kenyan farmers to increase their competitiveness in order to beat the poverty trap
Nigerian government intervenes in food crisis
The Nigerian government has planned to import food in large quantities to help overcome the poor yields experienced by farming sin the country following recent flooding
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