Farmers in Cyclone Idai-devastated areas in Mozambique have started to receive agricultural inputs due to a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Mozambique’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
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Symaga continues global expansion programmes
Symaga, a leading global supplier of silos for the major storage projects, significantly increased the number of important projects in its portfolio in 2018, ensuring a growing turnover and references list for the next few years
New standards to curb spread of plant pests and diseases
The International Plant Protection Convention has adopted standards on fumigation and six pests including Xylella fastidiosa and the oriental fruit fly
FAO and ADEPT collaborate on migration, agriculture and rural development
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT) have joined efforts to enhance the positive contribution of migration to the areas of agricultural and rural development
AgDevCo expands agri-investment in Rwanda
AgDevCo has closed a US$3mn mezzanine loan with Minimex Limited, a maize milling company, in Rwanda