AfDB approves US$10mn equity investment in Phatisa Food Fund
The AfDB has approved US$10mn equity investment in Phatisa Food Fund2 (PFF2) to boost agriculture and nutrition across Africa
Agriculture
Smart technologies enable food to be grown in the world's harshest climates
The recent opening of the Sahara Forest Project (SFP) launch station outside Aqaba, the Jordan port city, has highlighted the possibility of using some of the world’s harshest landscapes to produce food, fresh water and clean energy
ICRAF, FAO team up to provide cross-sectoral approaches to implement national development goals
In a newly released paper, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) have undertaken a review of broad institutional and stakeholder experiences with a view to advancing cross-sectoral approaches in areas related to agriculture, natural resources and food and nutrition security
Fisheries and agribusiness prospects good for Senegal
At the launch of the Senegal-UK Chamber of Commerce, held this week in London, panellists were upbeat about the opportunities for investors in agriculture
Heat tolerant durum wheat discovery to aid farmers in West Africa
The discovery of heat resilient durum wheat that could potentially boost the income for one million farming families in the extreme heat of famine-affected Senegal, Mauritania and Mali1 2017 and has been awarded the 2017 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security
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