Farmers
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Africa
Kyotera: Chicken prices hike as govt bans eating of beef due to anthrax
KYOTERA, December 13, 2023 – The prices for live chicken and related meat have gone up in Kyotera district after authorities imposed a two-month quarantine on livestock and beef trade, aimed at…
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Africa
Youth-led African enterprises awarded US$ 800,000 at COP28 for climate solutions
DUBAI, December 5, 2023 – Eight dynamic African young women-led enterprises emerged as winners of the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge. Each enterprise will receive grant funding of up to US$ 100,000 to boost…
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Africa
AfDB launches research project on grain quality grading and certification in Ghana
ACCRA, November 30, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has launched a three-year research and outreach initiative in Ghana to enhance the cereal value chain development in the country. The Grain…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt working to revive Soroti Fruit Factory after mismanagement by UDC, says Nabbanja
KAMPALA, November 27, 2023 – Government through Uganda Development Corporation [UDC] is developing regulations for partnership with former Ethiopia First Lady, Azeb Mesfin Haile, to manage the Soroti Fruit Factory, according to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Finance Ministry needs Shs 2bln to establish Sugar Board
KAMPALA, November 23, 2023 – Due to the lack of required funds, Government has failed to establish a Sugar Board to regulate the sugar industry, according to the Minister of State Finance…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ivory Coast welcomes new Better Cotton programme to boost sustainability
ABIDJANI, November 22, 2023 – One of the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiatives, Better Cotton, has announced a new programme in Ivory Coast with the aim of supporting 200,000 domestic cotton farmers in…
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Western
Govt pledges to help local tea farmers
KAMPALA, November 20, 2023 – Government has developed a Cabinet Paper that will establish a policy to reenergise the tea business in Uganda, according to Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja. “We have held…
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Agriculture
MPs urge govt to boost staffing at mechanisation centres
WAKISO, November 20, 2023 – Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has asked the government to recruit more staff at regional agricultural mechanisation centres in the country. Led by Committee…
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East Africa
AFFM commits more than US$ 2mln to improve farmers’ access to fertilisers
NAIROBI, November 20, 2023 – The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism [AFFM] will provide a US$ 2 million partial trade credit guarantee and a US$ 219,000 grant funding to Nairobi-based Apollo Agriculture Limited…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AfDB supports small livestock farmers in Zambia to adapt to climate change
LUSAKA, November 17, 2023– The Climate Resilient Livestock Management Project, implemented by the African Development Bank [AfDB] in Zambia between 2017 and 2022, has helped to equip small livestock farmers to adapt…
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