A call for de-politicization in Gambian PHL efforts comes with an editorial review of the history of government involvement in agricultural problems within the country. http://www.freedomnewspaper.com/Homepage/tabid/36/mid/367/newsid367/6575/Gambia–The-deplorable-plight-of-the-Gambian-farmer/Default.aspx
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RSS feed for this sectionGambia: FAO Conducts Seminar on Post Harvest Management for Food Security
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The Gambian government held a workshop with the FAO to deal with the pest, disease, and infrastructure issues related to food security. http://allafrica.com/stories/201107210762.html
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Tanzania Wrong in Handling of Machingas, Cross-Border Trade
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Tanzania finds government actions toward small-scale farmers and peddlers a source for postharvest losses and urges for more encouraging market and cross-border trade policies. http://www.tanzanianews24.com/tanzania-wrong-in-handling-of-machingas-cross-border-trade/
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EU/ADRA Project Increases Food Production in 7,887 Households
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In Ghana, the EU/ADRA project increased staple food production up to 400% in selected districts. http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Economics/EU-ADRA-project-increases-food-production-in-7-887-households/?ci=3&ai=31284
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In Defence of Rwanda’s Agricultural Underperformance
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Rwanda is being held back by education, irrigation and drought issues, and a perceived risk in agricultural payback. The Minister of Agriculture is focusing on crop intensification projects, consolidating farmer land into cooperatives, and investing in postharvest infrastructure as a means to address the subpar agricultural results. http://www.independent.co.ug/News/regional-news/4415-in-defence-of-rwandas-agricultural-underperformance
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FG to Empower Women Farmers – Minister
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Nigeria targets the empowerment of women through farming as a means of restoring the nation’s ‘lost glory in agriculture.’ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/fg-to-empower-women-farmers-minister/
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Every MP Should Own a Demonstration Farm
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Ugandans urge their government to allow for GMO-friendly policies and also for the need of new technologies and practices to be exhibited to the public at the annual agricultural show. http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Commentary/-/689364/1207096/-/12t94pxz/-/
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Farmers’ Show Not Up to Today’s Challenges
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Ugandans urge their government to allow for GMO-friendly policies and also for the need of new technologies and practices to be exhibited to the public at the annual agricultural show. http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Farming/-/689860/1207946/-/1mtn92z/-/
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Sub-regional Workshop on Post-harvest Loss Reduction in West Africa
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A sub-regional workshop on post-harvest loss reduction in West Africa was held from 31 May – 3 June 2011 in Accra. The FAO collaborated with the World Bank and the College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, to organize a workshop on the subject of post-harvest losses reduction. The workshop, which attracted 30 agricultural and […]
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AGRIFA 2011 Takes Off
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The Minister of Trade and Industry launched AGRIFA 2011 (Agricultural Fair) with a call on investors to invest heavily in the agricultural sector of the Ghanaian economy. Another article about AGRIFA found here.
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