Here is a brief overview of the weeks new on africanfarming.net, from 20 - 27 March 2017
Agriculture
Case IH gives an insight into advances in farming in Tanzania
Case IH shares the company’s experience and expertise with visitors at the 5th Commercial Farm Africa summit in Tanzania
Growing reliance on foreign crops threatens diversity
New research has revealed that countries increasingly rely on introduced plants for food and need to cooperate to protect crop diversity
Ethiopia commences construction of agro-industrial park
Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has laid the cornerstone for Baeker Integrated Agro-Industrial Park yesterday in Humera, town of western Tigray State
Drought leads to sharp rise in food prices in East Africa
Drought throughout East Africa has sharply curbed harvests and pushed the prices of cereals and other staple foods to unusually high levels, posing a heavy burden to households and special risks for pastoralists in the region, the FAO reveals