New Global Crop Data Aid in Food Policy Decisions A newly updated interactive website seeks to provide data on the production patterns by providing spatially disaggregated crop production estimate... 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
Africa’s future billionaires will be farmers Africa’s future billionaires and millionaires will make their money from agriculture, says Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and... 31/03/2015
South Africa’s Withering Corn Crop Threatens Region’s Food Costs South Africa’s worst corn harvest in eight years is raising concerns about food costs for neighboring countries that rely on the nation for grain.... 31/03/2015
Grain value chain/Kenya - Finance for smallholder farmers In Kenya, Chase Bank has launched a loan product targeting small scale farmers producing cereal, in partnership with John Deere a US based multinat... 17/03/2015
Grain value chain/East Africa - WRS contract signing between EAGC, UNAITAS and NGARUA cereals and produce Due to lack of finance and accurate price information as well as low quality farming inputs, most small farmers are excluded from the grain value c... 17/03/2015
Cassava, Maize and Sorghum value chains/Cameroon - Think of Quality It is expected that by 2019 Cameroon will witness significant transformation in food crops. 10/03/2015
Maize value chain/Zimbabwe - Government Issues Interim Maize Import Permits A three month interim permit was issued by the Zimbabwe government in order to spice-up its grain reserve while approaching the harvesting 10/03/2015
Maize value chain/East Africa - Efforts underway to develop maize varieties tolerant to drought and pests Climate change is a challenge to cereal farmers in East Africa. 10/03/2015
Angola sets quotas for imports of the basic basket of goods The government of Angola has set a maximum quota for the import of products included in the basic basket of goods in 2015 at around 2 million tons,... 10/03/2015