Investing in agriculture could reduce hunger and poverty while safeguarding the environment, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisations (FAO) annual report, The State of Food and Agriculture 2012
Agriculture
AfDB approves Nigeria’s US$650 million loan request for agriculture development
Liberians urged to increase rice and cassava production
Liberian vice-president Joseph Boakai has urged Liberians to work towards being food sufficient by increasing their rice and cassava production
Côte d'Ivoire cotton output continues post-conflict recovery
Côte dIvoire expects to beat its 2011/12 cotton harvest of 260,000 tonnes to achieve about 340,000 tonnes in the 2012/13 harvest
Fresh help for African farmers in new EU-funded project
Scientists at the University of Greenwich in the UK are leading a research project to help African farmers boost their livelihoods