The 120-metre Alemondji bridge has been built as part of the renovation of the roads on the CU9 corridor linking Lomé, Cinkansé and Ouagadougou, ensuring improved agricultural market access for inputs and products in the region
Agriculture
Nigeria unlocks the potential of 50,000 farmers
AFEX Commodities Exchange Ltd, Nigeria’s first private-led commodities exchange, has evolved a plan that will financially unlock 50,000 farmers
UNMISS embarks on resettling returnees in Rumbek North area
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has begun a campaign to resettle returnees who were displaced during last year’s intercommunal clashes living in the Rumbek North area
New seed varieties help cocoa farmers thrive in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed to provide funding to Institute of Agriculture Research for Development (IRAD), where research is focused on creating adapted seed varieties
How to prevent downy mildew in rose stems
Dr Lisbeth Riis, founder and CEO at Scarab Solutions, has discussed how tackling downy mildew requires preventive measures, effective scouting, early intervention and regularly executed control