After entering into a tripartite agreement with the government and the Namibian Development Corporation (NDC) for one of the oldest green scheme projects in the country 10 years ago, Tulio Van der Merwe Parreira could soon invest N$50mn (US$5.5mn) in upgrading the infrastructure on the government project
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Nigerian agricultural scheme to train 80,000 farmers
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NGO to spend US$46 million on irrigation schemes in Tanzania
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