Yara Ghana and USAID’s Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) have partnered to boost productivity of farmers in Ghana
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Rwanda launches farm mechanisation campaign
Rwanda has launched a nationwide campaign to promote agricultural mechanisation to improve the country’s agricultural productivity
Tanzania launches agriculture development bank
Tanzania has launched an agricultural development bank with the government pledging to raise US$380mn over the next eight years
ITC supports Kenya’s avocado push
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is backing a US$1mn project to enhance trade competitiveness of Kenya’s avocado sector
Egypt to exchange cotton for wheat from Ukraine
Egypt and Ukraine have reached a deal under which Egypt will give Ukraine long staple cotton in return for wheat