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
Livestock value chain/Mozambique & Namibia - Foot and Mouth disease poses threat of ' national disaster' The Mozambican government banned regional movements of livestock in the southern districts following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. A high... 08/06/2015
Cassava value chain/Rwanda - Farmers call for support to combat cassava diseases Ruhango District, the largest cassava grower in Rwanda faced risks of low production and poor quality of cassava output. Due to cassava brown stre... 08/06/2015
Grain value chain/Kenya - Embracing indegeneous technical knowledge(ITK) Recently, there has been new storage technologies developed: actellic super and metal silos. Due to incremental price of the technologies, smallho... 08/06/2015
Maize value chain/Kenya - Possibility of lethal maize disease spread by soil According to seed experts from International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) said there is a possibility that the Maize Lethal Necrosis... 07/06/2015
Dairy value chain/Uganda – Challenge on the quality of milk produced According to report issued by the Committee of Parliament on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (Cocase), Uganda's milk is... 07/06/2015
Poultry value chain/Nigeria - FAO warns of Avian Flu impact on Nigerian food security Avian flu will continue to pose a threat to food security in the country unless robust measures of surveillance and control are put in place, acco... 07/06/2015
Cassava value chain/Tanzania – A new destructive pest invades cassava and other food crops A new destructive pest is rapidly spreading through the coastal areas of Tanzania around Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, attacking cassava sector. Apa... 07/06/2015
Poultry value chain/ Jamaica - Precautionary measure against bird flu Members of the Veterinary Services Division (VSD) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries embarked on a bird-trapping expedition with officer... 14/05/2015
Livestock value chain/ Jamaica - Pig farmers repulsed on pork imports The Jamaica Pig Farmers Association (JPFA) has opposed to a call from a few pork processors for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to grant... 14/05/2015