To make them more sustainable, the transformation of agrifood systems across Africa needs a “cross-sectoral, holistic, coherent and coordinated policy environment,” QU Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said at a high-level African Union (AU) event
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New South African stone fruit campaign focuses on retailer promotions
South African stone fruit is now available in the UK and the sun-ripened plums, peaches and nectarines will be the focus of retail promotions this winter
ITFC signs agreement with SONACOS to finance 2021/22 groundnut season in Senegal
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) granted a US$44.88mn financing to Senegal National Groundnut Company (SONACOS) to help the Senegalese agriculture sector in post-Covid recovery
Access to Seeds Index shows seed companies moving to ‘greener pastures’
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has launched the third iteration of the Access to Seeds Index, which shows that both global and regional seed companies are doing much better with availability and suitable crops for smallholder farmers
Government of Tanzania to improve plant health with support from EU and FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the government of the United Republic of Tanzania through the Ministry Agriculture, are about to start a four-year project ‘Strengthening plant health services in Tanzania for enhanced food safety’