Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Sergei Terentiev held a comprehensive meeting with the chairman of the Board of the Egyptian Company for Agricultural and Rural Development (ECARD) Dr Mostafa Hadhoud
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Germany contributes US$18mn to combat desert locust upsurge in East Africa
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has welcomed a US$18mn contribution from Germany to provide assistance to those directly affected by the desert locust upsurge in East Africa
UK to fund five innovative businesses in Kenya
The UK has launched the second round of a business innovation challenge fund that will see an additional five promising businesses receive grant funding and technical assistance of up to US$128,309 each
FAO’s global action to control fall armyworm outbreaks
FAO has advanced global action to control the spread and damage of fall armyworm, a voracious invasive species that is ravaging crops in Africa, Asia and the Near East
Ethiopia scaling up locust control operation as planting season starts
As the February-May Belg season starts, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture is scaling up aerial and ground operations in Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) regions – Belg crop-producing areas to control desert locusts
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