Andre Laperriere, executive director of the GODAN Initiative (Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition), was in Ghana this week at a series of meetings with ministers and representatives from the public and private sector as part of its efforts to support common open data and agricultural policy in eastern Africa
Agriculture
World Bank supports FAO’s agri-recovery effort in Mozambique
The World Bank is backing a joint FAO-Mozambique agricultural recovery plan that aims to restore livelihoods in the country’s central provinces in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai
AgDevCo organic cocoa investment is first deal in Sierra Leone
AgDevCo has announced an investment in Tradin Organic to source organic cocoa directly from certified small-holder farmers in Sierra Leone linking them to manufacturers in Europe, the USA and Asia
IAEA to brief on Sterile Insect Technique in Africa
On May 9, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be briefing on the success of the Sterile Insect Technique in increasing agricultural productivity and boosting income in Senegal
FAO Deputy Director-General to join Al Sumait Prize Board of Trustees
Charge d’Affaires of the Kuwait Embassy in Rome Advisor Salem Al-Zamanan has officially invited Daniel Gustafson Deputy Director-General (DDG) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to join the Al Sumait Prize for African Development Board of Trustees
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