In order to help farmers and grain traders reduce the prevalence of aflatoxins in crops and grains in Rwanda, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Kigali-based agriculture start-up AflaSight and research firm Vanguard Economics have launched two pilot projects aimed at improving maize quality in the country
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IGAD and FAO join hands, demand action for mitigating drought impacts
Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have called for urgent action as vulnerable communities in the IGAD region continue to experience droughts that are eroding their flexibility to food and nutrition insecurity
Africa’s GGW programme gives viable return on investments
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) found that Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme in the Sahel region is crucial to the battle against climate change
AfDB approves US$150mn to support trade and agriculture value-chain development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$150mn facility to ETC Group Limited to manage the company’s working capital requirements and support its food production expansion plans across 10 countries in Africa, in a boost for smallholder farmers
IPS undergoes re-brand as part of extension plans
International Pheromone Systems, which offers nature-based approaches and specialist knowledge to monitor and manage pests in agricultural and domestic environments, has re-located and re-branded as part of plants to extend the company