In light of Prof Sir Ian Boyd’s urge for half of the UK farmland to be given to nature, Andre Laperrière, executive director of Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), commented that a fine balance is needed to harbour agricultural and environmental growth
Agriculture
Commercialising small-scale farming for 300,000 Malawians
Around 300,000 highly vulnerable Malawian families will benefit from a new US$125.4mn programme that aims to increase their productivity and strengthen their market access
Scarab Solutions to help Kenyan rose farms combat False Codling Moth
Scarab Solutions, the crop pest and disease mapping experts, has announced consultation, knowledge and mapping solutions designed to help Kenyan rose growers address this severe threat and reduce the likelihood of 100 per cent import inspections from the Dutch National Plant Protection Organisation and the EU by 2021
AfDB approves US$60mn loan to support Sudan’s agricultural expansion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$60mn loan to Elnefeidi Group Holding Company to help finance its long-term agriculture and food expansion programme
FAO, AUDA-NEPAD seek increased support for implementation of Malabo Declaration
FAO and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) have organised a three-day consultation on the Smart Policy Instruments to support the implementation of the comprehensive Africa agriculture development programme (CAADP)
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