Nava Bharat Pte. Limited (NBS) in collaboration with Tanzania’s National Development Corporation (NDC) is investing US$111mn in a 10,000ha (hectare) Integrated Palm Oil project in Ruvu Basin Coast region near Dar es Salaam
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Using earthworms to improve soil fertility in Zimbabwe
A project in Zimbabwe is promoting the use of earthworms to enable the country’s small-scale farmers improve soil fertility
New drought-tolerant maize variety developed in Kenya
The African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), in collaboration with Crop Africa Seeds, has developed a drought tolerant maize variety for Kenyan farmers
EU offers increased import of olive oil from Tunisia
The European Commission has adopted a legislative proposal offering additional temporary access for Tunisian olive oil to the EU market
South Korea investing US$5mn in Rwandan agriculture
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is investing US5$mn in Rwanda to support modern farming in Nyaruguru district