The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) are working with the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) to provide technical support to SADC Member States for developing national pest management strategies through the European Union-funded ‘Support Towards Operationalisation of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy’ project (STOSAR)
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Boost to avocado and banana production in Kenya
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has distributed avocado and banana seedlings in Kenya’s Muranga County, contributing to the region’s struggle against poverty, strengthening institutions and regional agriculture
Breathable Sand holds solution to global threat of floods
With most countries grappling with floods, Breathable Sand by Dake Rechsand, a company offering sustainable solutions in water conservation and desert farming, is helping reduce water requirements by 70-80% on average
International Day of Plant Health to be observed annually: FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a UN decision to establish an annual International Day of Plant Health, an issue said to be critical in addressing global hunger as plant pests and diseases cause massive crop losses and leave millions without enough food
Heavy rainfall affecting agriculture activities in northern Ghana: Study
A study conducted by WaterAid Ghana, a water and sanitation focused organisation, has revealed that erratic and increasing volumes of rainfall caused by climate change is adversely affecting agriculture production in Northern Ghana
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