Ethiopia opens second avocado processing facility
YBM, a private avocado oil processing company, has become operational within the state-owned Yirgalem Agro-processing Park in Southern region of Ethiopia
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Tackling impacts of drought through climate-smart agriculture practices and tools
The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) desert locust response programme is supporting rural farming households in Somaliland to address acute food insecurity in rural areas, combining generous funding from Sweden and that from other resource partners
First-ever coco peat export from Sri Lanka to Kenya flagged off
The first consignment of coco peat export to Kenya was symbolically launched by Sri Lankan minister Namal Rajapaksa at the Port of Colombo
Climate-resilient wild coffee populations discovered in Uganda
A team of Ugandan, Dutch and French scientists has discovered populations of potentially drought-resistant, high-quality wild coffees in Uganda
Creating awareness on plant biosecurity in Mauritius
A workshop focusing on plant biosecurity awareness and two video clips in English and Mauritian Creole on the topic, were launched by the Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security Maneesh Gobin, in Port-Louis
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