Rice value chain/Africa - China clones heat-tolerant gene from African rice strain Global warming threatens many aspects of human life through the heat stress which can strain rice proteins and cause the plant to wither thus redu... 08/06/2015
Grain value chain/Zambia - E-voucher to empower smallholder farmers The Zambian government is planning to launch a mobile delivery and tracking system (e-Voucher) to distribute subsidized seed and fertilizer throug... 08/06/2015
Industrializing through trade in Africa Dr Lopes is executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa and former UNDP representative to Zimbabwe analyses the need for industri... 11/05/2015
Africa's tripartite free trade area set for launch in June The long-awaited tripartite free trade area (TFTA) between three regional blocs in Africa will be launched on June 10 in Egypt. The TFTA will brin... 11/05/2015
Policy reforms key to encourage African women take up agribusiness African governments should accelerate policy reforms and invest in transport and storage infrastructure to encourage women’s participation in agri... 11/05/2015
Africa’s overlapping trade blocs trigger illegal trade Africa has a number of trade blocs offering members different benefits through various agreements. These are meant to streamline and assist intra-... 11/05/2015
Livestock Identification and Recording Vital for Food Security Sub-Saharan African countries have adopted a declaration on animal identification and recording, a move that is expected to improve food security,... 11/05/2015
Africa launches initiative to control maize disease African scientists have launched a regional initiative to improve aflatoxin control regulatory frameworks in the Common Market for eastern and Sou... 11/05/2015
COMESA moves to deal with effects of Aflatoxin COMESA is spearheading the development a framework that will help its member States reduce costs associated with multiple testing for Aflatoxin co... 11/05/2015
Call for simplification of COMESA rules of origin THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rules of origin (RoO) should be simplified according to Trade Law Centre (TRALAC) ,a So... 11/05/2015