The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched a new initiative - Farmer Organisations Support Centre in Africa (FOSCA) - to support various farmer organisations in Ghana and across the continent
Agriculture
UN deputy calls for Africa to embrace organic farming
The deputy head of the United Nations trade and development body has said that continued growth of organic farming across Africa would benefit farmers incomes, national economies and employment
Rice diversity collection plan for African nations
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
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