The International Tropical Timber Technical Association (ATIBT) has discussed forest management strategies for promoting a sustainable tropical timber industry
Agriculture
African farmers revamp agriculture norms through Purdue partnership
Scott Massey, a Purdue University graduate and founder of Heliponix, a company that makes an appliance that fits under a kitchen counter and grows produce year-round, brings sustainable agriculture methods in Cameroon
Tanzania almost completes Cassava plant construction
The Lindi-based Cassava Starch of Tanzania Corporation (CSTC) is close to completion, with the 90 per cent work being done, said the government of Tanzania
Finnfund invests in Tanzania’s avocado farming
Finnfund, a Finnish development finance company, has provided a US$2.86mn secured loan to Africado, a Tanzanian avocado producer
CNH develops integrated water mobilisation and irrigation systems in Tunisia
CNH Industrial has hosted an event to mark the successful conclusion of a joint water management project in southwest Tunisia