Kenya will have its first commercial genetically modified cotton crop in 2014 when seeds are released to farmers
Agriculture
DRCongo: fresh start for coffee producers
Long years of civil war and instability set off a crippling decline in coffee production in the Democratic Republic of Congo: now the DRC government has a strategy to bolster recovery of the sector
Togo sees investment return in agriculture
Farmers turn €2.5mn European support into profit
Moving beyond subsistence farming in Sierra Leone
The FAO is working with the Government of Sierra Leone to make sure farmers have better access to quality seeds, fertilizers, machinery and training
Nigeria: Increasing fertiliser production
While agriculture accounts for about 40 per cent of its national GDP, Nigeria currently produces only a small portion of the fertiliser consumed by its farmers