Esoko Ghana has set-up a farmer helpline that allows farmers in Ghana to receive agricultural support from a group of experts in the country
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Mali farmers receive training on decreasing pesticide use
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced that schools in Mali have been training cotton farmers on the use of natural substances in order to reduce the use of dangerous pesticides by 92 per cent while sustaining crop production
Kenyan pyrethrum farmers receive US$13,000 grant
The Pyrethrum Board of Kenya has distributed more than US$13,000 of funding to Kenyan farmers in Kisii and Nyamira counties
Kenyan government to help prevent coffee sector crisis
Secretary for agriculture, Sicily Kariuki, insisted that the Kenyan government would ensure that country governments and coffee producers and traders reached a consensus on a marketing strategy for the product
New rice facility opens in Burundi
The Burundi government in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has developed a regional rice research and development hub in Burundi
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