A special committee set up by the Tanzanian government has been appointed to address the challenges facing the countrys tobacco farmers, including the evaluation of rising debts
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Nigerian ministry enters into US$22 million contract to improve mechanised farming
Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has entered into a US$22mn deal to deploy 400 tractors to farmers across the country as part of an attempt to improve agricultural productivity and production
AGCO sponsors youth investment summit in Africa
An event held last week in Accra, Ghana, explored issues surrounding the way young people have been playing a transformational role in agriculture across the world
Kagera earns US$7.3 million from coffee exports
Tanzanian coffee exports by the Kagera Cooperative Union during 2012-2013 earned US$7.3mn, the unions chairman John Binunshu has revealed
World Bank issues grant to Kenyan coffee farmers
Coffee farmers in the Mount Elgon District, located in the Western Province of Kenya, have received nearly US$60,000 funding from the World Bank