Scientists have adapted a technology used in the mining industry to speed up the development of nutritious food crops, which could improve the diets of more than two billion people
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IFAD to honour rural women
IFAD will focus upon empowering young women in rural communities as it marks International Women’s Day on 8 March
US$45.7mn loan and grant to boost Malawi food security
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$22.85mn loan and US$22.85mn grant to the Republic of Malawi
First banana exports for Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency (EHDA) has celebrated the East African nation’s first ever banana exports
Argentine experts to assist Mozambican fruit industry
Argentina will share its agricultural expertise with fruit farmers in Mozambique