Maarit Hirvonen, chief technical adviser to the Programme for Agriculture and Livelihoods in Western Communities (PALWECO), spoke of the ways in which PALWECO has worked, and continues to work, towards delivering Finnish support for civil society in Kenya
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WHO tobacco guidelines concern Kenyan manufacturers
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has spoken out against the full implementation of the World Health Organisations tobacco control recommendations in the region
From food insecurity to healthcare provision
The measures in place for food provision and the supply of medicines were recently explored by Dr Sylvester Kimaiyo, programme director at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret, for the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH)
IFAD calls for smallholder farmers to be placed at the centre of sector exchanges
The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo Nwanze, has called for smallholder farmers from across Africa to be placed at the centre of sector exchanges in order to fuel economic growth across the continent
IITA focussed on boosting Tanzanian cassava crops
Tanzanias minister of agriculture, food security and cooperatives, Christopher Chiza, has said that cassava will play a major role in improving the lives of farmers in the country