András Szabó, the ambassador of Hungary to Ghana, has underscored the importance of innovation and research for the development of Ghana’s agricultural sector in his speech at the recent Ghanaian-Hungarian Agriculture Forum held in Accra
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Korea extends US$9mn to develop rice industry in Ghana
The Republic of Korea has extended US$9mn for the development of a rice industry in the central region in Ghana
ProVeg to discuss animal agriculture at COP23 climate talks
ProVeg International will discuss the role of animal agriculture at COP23, the latest round of climate talks following the Paris Agreement, which is going to be held from 6-17 November 2017, in Bonn in Germany
Tanzania farmers adopts vegetable farming to improve nutrition
The farmers in Tanzania are encouraged to grow elite varieties of vegetables, enriched with high-value nutritional content, in order to fight malnutrition, hunger and double agricultural productivity and income of smallholders
Adesina receives American university’s highest honour, the ‘Order of the Griffin’
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has received the Order of the Griffin award, one of Purdue University’s highest honours, recognising his vision to boost up agricultural economy in Africa