Experts from the IRRIs International Rice Genebank and the AfricaRice gene bank met with representatives from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda recently at a workshop to plan rice germplasm collection in the three countries
Agriculture
Zimbabwe seminar to focus on smallholder sector commercialisation
Representatives from Zimbabwes government will be joined by a host of experts and farmers to discuss strategies and ideas for the commercialisation of smallholder agriculture at a Harare seminar
Zambia Agricultural Commodities Exchange to reopen
The Zambia Agricultural Commodities Exchange (Zamace) plans to resume trading in May, ending a nine-month suspension
African countries' agricultural capacity 'improves'
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has launched the 2012 Africa Capacity Indicators Report (ACIR) in London
Zimbabwe sets up US$20 million wheat fund
Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe’s finance minister, has announced that the government has set aside US$20 million to support a 26,280 hectare winter wheat programme
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