The International Fertiliser Industry Association (IFA) has just released its short-term Fertiliser Outlook 2012-2013 to the public
Agriculture
Climate change blamed for dying trees
Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Lesotho receives US$10mn loan and grant
US$10mn IFAD loan and grant to Lesotho to increase agricultural production by small farmers
IFAD loans US$24.8mn to Zambia
US$24.8mn IFAD loan and US$7mn grant to boost smallholder agriculture in Zambia
Rice technology task forces introduced
Africa-wide task forces set up to accelerate delivery of rice technologies