The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) released a new study that for the first time shows the positive impact bees have on crop yields as they move from flower to flower to fertilize plants
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USAID and Africa Lead initiate agricultural internship programme
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with Africa Lead has initiated an internship partnership network namely Entrepreneurial for Opportunity Actualization (EOpAct)
UC Davis collaborates with African consortium to revive traditional African plants
US varsity UC Davis is partnering with a plant-breeding consortium to fight malnutrition and poverty in Africa by improving the traditional crops of the continent
Ghana Cocoa Board encourages youth to venture into cocoa farming
At the 2016 National Chocolate Day held at Krodua, Ghana, the deputy CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board Dr Francis Oppong appealed to the custodians of traditional lands to release lands for farming under the board’s Youth in Cocoa Programme
Kenya to strengthen compliance of horticulture exports
The Kenyan horticultural sector is developing a digital system that will allow products, that do not meet standards, to be recalled anywhere along the value chain
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