With Desert Locusts ravaging large swathes of East Africa in recent months, concerns have been rising that swarms could turn their sights westward and invade countries such as Chad, Niger, Mali and Mauritania
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Ghana’s cocoa output set to grow by 5.8 per cent in 2020/2021
Ghana’s cocoa output is set to be of around 900,000 tonnes in the 2020/2021 season, which is up 5.8 per cent from the forecast for 2019/2020, according the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) parliamentary report
Building systems that protect livelihoods throughout COVID-19
In Congo, COVID-19 restrictions risk is cutting off the country’s capital from the rural regions that provide most of its food
ECOWAS hands over sheep kits and cattle feed to households in Kebbi State
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (ARAA), has handed over Sheep Kits and Cattle Feed to households in Kebbi state of Nigeria
Arrigoni unveils agrotextiles solutions for better quality of fruit
Arrigoni has launched PRISMA thermo-reflective agrotextiles and BIORETE insect screens solutions, particularly for melon and watermelon