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
UC Davis collaborates with African consortium to revive traditional African plants
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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
Portucel revises investment to US$3bn in Mozambique forestry project
Portugal’s pulp and paper company Portucel has increased its forecast investment in a major forestry project in Mozambique to US$3bn from US$2.5bn
‘Time for Africa’s own Green Revolution’
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) hosted a planning meeting with a delegation from Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) to revitalise and transform agriculture
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