Charge d’Affaires of the Kuwait Embassy in Rome Advisor Salem Al-Zamanan has officially invited Daniel Gustafson Deputy Director-General (DDG) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to join the Al Sumait Prize for African Development Board of Trustees
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AfDB helps to create 35,000 jobs in agricultural SMEs
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) project to support the employability and integration of young people in growth sectors (PAEIJ-SP) in Togo has helped create 35,000 jobs in agricultural SMEs
Clinton Foundation and CIMMYT to improve maize seed access in Africa
Clinton Foundation and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) are launching a partnership to improve access by smallholder farmers to modern maize varieties and bolster food security in Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania
TOMRA Food continues expansion in South Africa
Following TOMRA Food’s participation in Propak Africa 2019, one of the leading exhibitions for the packaging and processing exhibition, Norman Smith, area sales manager at TOMRA Food for South Africa, shares the company’s further expansion plans
Bayer and Fair Planet to improve access to seeds in Ethiopia
Bayer and Fair Planet have renewed its commitment to the ‘Bridging the Seed Gap’ project for five years, aiming to improve food and nutrition security, provide economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia