The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced that schools in Mali have been training cotton farmers on the use of natural substances in order to reduce the use of dangerous pesticides by 92 per cent while sustaining crop production
Agriculture
Kenyan government to help prevent coffee sector crisis
Secretary for agriculture, Sicily Kariuki, insisted that the Kenyan government would ensure that country governments and coffee producers and traders reached a consensus on a marketing strategy for the product
New rice facility opens in Burundi
The Burundi government in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has developed a regional rice research and development hub in Burundi
FAO urges for boost in family farming across Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that more needs to be done to boost family farming across Africa
AGCO Africa Summit discusses small farm productivity
US agricultural equipment manufacturer, AGCO, revealed it will invest US$100mn in Africa over a three-year period by the end of 2012 at AGCO Africa Summit 2014
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