Agriculture
Maize crop virus threatens Kenyan food security
Food security in Kenya has been threatened by a maize crop disease that has destroyed the entire season's harvest in the South Rift Valley
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Niger and Mali prepare to face locust infestation
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has engaged in pest-control measures in Niger and Mali where farmers have been facing up to the imminent prospect of a desert locust invasion
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Hybrid cocoa variety promises to increase yield
The Nigerian cocoa sector is set for a major boost with the country's government planning to introduce an improved variety of the crop
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Food and nutrition security alliance to include FARA
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) has announced its inclusion in the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
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Monsanto dedicates US$50 million to African agricultural development
Multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto Company has announced that it will provide US$50 million to support sustained agricultural development and growth across Africa over the next ten years
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