A recent intellectual property workshop has prompted interest in protecting Rwanda’s unique plants
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New seed index encourages competition in Africa
A new index — African Seed Access Index (TASAI) — has been developed to measure seed development and distribution to African farmers
Gates Foundation’s US$13.8mn project to improve banana cultivation in East Africa
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched a US$13.8mn Seed Farmer Market Consumer (SeFaMaCo) programme to improve banana production in East African countries by developing higher-yielding, disease-resistant varieties
Pan-African AgriBusiness Forum 2015 opens in DR Congo
The annual AgriBusiness Forum opened its doors to more than 400 delegates from around the world starting 22 March 2015
Ghanaian farmers to benefit from cocoa incentives
Ghana has announced to offer 50mn free cocoa seedlings and bags of fertiliser to farmers to help improve their yield and income
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