The Zambian government has signed a US$26 million loan agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in a bid to provide rural financial services to small-holder farmers
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European Union injects US$13.6mn into food research in Kenya
The European Union (EU) will spend US$13.6mn into developing research on the indigenous crops and livestock in the arid and semi-arid areas of Baringo county to boost food production in Kenya
Rwandan government keen to raise number of agro dealers
The Rwandan government aims to increase the number of agro dealers in the country to 3,000 from the present 1,200 by 2018
South African government to create new job opportunities in agricultural sector
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will in the next 16 years aim to create one million jobs, according to minister Senzeni Zokwana
Kenyan researchers develop grain storage technology
Researchers at the Kenyan-based International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) have developed a new crop storage bag that will reduce post-harvest losses
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