The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held a national dialogue on in Accra to discuss the challenges facing the development of Ghana’s seed sector in collaboration with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) through their joint Scaling Seeds and Technology Partnership (SSTP)
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Harnessing Conservation Agriculture to fight climate change
A major conference at COP22 discussed how encouraging farmers to switch to Conservation Agriculture (CA) can help countries meet their climate goals
AfDB rolls out its Feed Africa strategy in Southern Africa
The African Development Bank Group has launched its “Feed Africa: A Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa 2016-2025” in Southern Africa by hosting an implementation and engagement workshop in Lusaka, Zambia
BASF launches ‘Farming, the Biggest Job on Earth’ campaign
BASF has launched a campaign titled ‘Farming, the Biggest Job on Earth’ to address the growing demand for food on dwindling land
Higher yield and increased capacity with double rows
Pöttinger has launched its new Duplex Seed drill that plants seeds in double rows and is reported to lead to increase in yields