Cassava value chain/Nigeria - Farmers can double cassava yield with improved weed control Initial results from experimental plots carried out by researchers working under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) shows... 05/08/2015
Cassava & Grain value chain/Cameroon - PIDMA to boost cassava and maize production In order to eliminate agro-industries importation of raw materials (maize, cassava and sorghum) while increasing domestic quality and sufficient q... 05/08/2015
Grain value chain/Kenya – A collective win for sorghum value chain actors A coordinated effort by stakeholders along the sorghum value chain has seen the government review its decision to impose a 50 per cent levy on the... 05/08/2015
Poultry value chain/ Ethiopia – Public & private sector partnering to hatch chicken breeds Ethiopian government and a consortium of Dutch businesses are partnering in a poultry institute which vies to hatch chicken breeds. The National P... 18/06/2015
Rice value chain/Nigeria - Rice production increases by 140 percent According to the Managing Director (MD) of Niger State Agricultural and Mechanization Development Authority (NAMDA), rice yield per hectare has inc... 18/06/2015
Rice value chain/Zambia – FAO to support $484,000 for Zambian rice sector Zambian rice sector will receive U.S $484,000 support from FAO under its Technical Cooperation Program (TCP). The program will boost the rice prod... 18/06/2015
Grain value chain/ Kenya - New app to connect Kenyan farmers with climate-smart seeds According to agriculture experts, a new app launched in Kenya could help millions of smallholder farmers adapt to climate change by offering infor... 18/06/2015
Rice value chain/ West Africa – South Korea & FAO to develop rice value chain in West Africa African countries as part of efforts to increase their national rice production. The project called “Capacity Development and Experience Sharing f... 18/06/2015
Pig value chain/Uganda –Research project enriches pig value chain Early 2012, a five year research project supported by CGIAR on Livestock and Fish was set out to transform the pig value chain in Uganda. The prog... 18/06/2015
Cassava value chain/Liberia - USAID-FED program targets 96,000 farmers The Chief of Party of the USAID Food and Enterprise Development (USAID FED) project in Liberia disclosed a plan to work with and train more than 9... 18/06/2015