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- Oct- 2018 -1 October
Ivory Coast raises cocoa farmers’ pay after price recovery
Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa producer, raised farmers’ pay for the new season for the first time in two…
Read More » - Sep- 2018 -30 September
African cocoa harvest begins with test for world’s top producers
The new cocoa season kicking off this week offers an opportunity for the two biggest producers to show they’re serious…
Read More » - 26 September
TADB, NIRC sign MoU to support farmers
The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) and the National Irrigation Commission (NIRC) yesterday (25/09/2018) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),…
Read More » - 25 September
GIC to launch €3.5 million agriculture financing for small scale farmers
The German International Cooperation (GIC) has disclosed plans to launch a new agriculture financing of 3.5 million Euro for small…
Read More » - 20 September
Reserve agency to buy only 2% of surplus maize
The government has set aside Sh15 billion with which the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) will purchase 28,000 tonnes of…
Read More » - 20 September
Whose farm is it anyway? Drones give answers in top cocoa grower
In a cramped office in his parents’ backyard in Ivory Coast, Joseph-Olivier Biley is dreaming up solutions to Africa’s farming…
Read More » - 19 September
Rwf39 billion fund set up to support agri-businesses
Over 30,000 jobs are expected to be created thanks to a new 5-year project intended to help grow small and…
Read More » - 18 September
Seychelles to monitor illegal fishing with unmanned drones
Monitoring of illegal fishing activities in the waters of Seychelles will soon be conducted by drones as the island nation…
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