Land degradation 'costing 12 per cent of Africa's agricultural GDP'
A new United Nations report has revealed that Africa may be losing up to 12 per cent of its agricultural GDP due to land degradation
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Horticulture in Kenya boosts agricultural earnings
Earnings from Kenya’s horticulture sector has boosted the country’s overall agricultural earnings, revealing the best profit in years, according to the Kenyan government
Zambia’s agriculture sector helps drive economic growth
Agriculture has been identified as one of the main economic drivers that helped drive a seven per cent increase in Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012
Liberian farmers urged to run farms as business venture
Liberian farmers have been urged to carry out farming as a business venture to help improve food security within the country and increase the chances of success for the governments Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS)
Oxfam praises Mars and Nestlé for cocoa farmer commitment
Mars and Nestlé have promised to work towards eradicating inequality, hunger and poverty faced by women in their cocoa supply chains across Africa
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