Food security in Kenya has been threatened by a maize crop disease that has destroyed the entire seasons harvest in the South Rift Valley
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Niger and Mali prepare to face locust infestation
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has engaged in pest-control measures in Niger and Mali where farmers have been facing up to the imminent prospect of a desert locust invasion
Hybrid cocoa variety promises to increase yield
The Nigerian cocoa sector is set for a major boost with the countrys government planning to introduce an improved variety of the crop
Food and nutrition security alliance to include FARA
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) has announced its inclusion in the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
Surge in Kenyan horticultural earnings
Kenya made US$1.1 billion from the flower, fruit, vegetable and nut exports in 2011, according to a report by USAID Kenya Horticulture Competitiveness Project (KHCP)
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