With sharp reductions in methane emissions key to keeping global warming below 1.5°C, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is launching a new initiative to help developing countries lower methane emissions from agricultural and small-scale farming
Agriculture
Lesotho’s Minister urges farmers to plant wheat
With decisions in place to change the farming system in Lesotho, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Thabo Mofosi has urged farmers to plant more wheat for winter ploughing
US Peace Corps numbers grow in Madagascar
The US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Tobias Glucksman, swore-in 21 new Peace Corps volunteers in Antananarivo on 5 May
Syngenta and Biotalys collaborate to develop sustainable agriculture solutions
Syngenta Crop Protection and Biotalys announced a collaboration to research, develop and commercialise new biocontrol solutions to manage key pests in a broad variety of crops
Two-day organic fertilisers workshop concludes in Eritrea
The National Workshop on organic fertilisers, the first of its kind to be held in Eritrea, came to an end on 27 April