Lesotho will continue to experience devastating droughts and food crises unless there is a dramatic increase in investment in community-level resilience and preparedness
Agriculture
Blackpace Group to bring potato production and processing to Nigeria and Rwanda
The government of Nigeria and Rwanda have signed multimillion dollar deals with a Nigerian investor, the Blackpace Africa Group, to revamp and develop their potato industries and help to upscale potato production, as well as set up potato processing facilities in the both countries
Mauritius aims for profitable sugarcane industry
The government of Mauritius is planning to develop a strong and profitable sugarcane industry, said Mahen Seeruttun, minister of agro-industry and food security, at the recent Annual General Assembly of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate
Farming and rural non-farm activities to provide youth employment in Africa: FAO
FAO has said that farming and rural non-farm-based activities have potential to generate employment opportunities for Africa’s rising youth population
Case IH opens training academy in Zimbabwe to improve agricultural productivity
Case IH has opened its new training academy in Chinhoyi in Zimbabwe, aiming to providing hands-on technical and operational training to help farmers improve productivity through the wider adoption of mechanisation