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
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
Livestock value chain/ Jamaica - Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit Recovers 130 Stolen Animals According to Jamaica’s Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), over 60 heads of cattle, and 70 goats were recovered by the police during a major o... 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
Cassava value chain/ Uganda – Boost quality by supplying improve cassava inputs In Uganda, farmers have been catering for their seed needs by saving part of their harvest, without considering the quality of seed. Due to a lack... 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
Cassava value chain/ West & East Africa - Scientists and development partners spot agronomy as a cure for cassava production issues In collaboration with national partner institutes and development partners, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) scientists, are... 07/06/2015
Livestock value chain/ Fiji - Building capacity to smallholders through forum The Fiji Livestock Sector Forum was opened by country’s Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Filimone Waqabaca in Nadi. The Perman... 07/06/2015
Rice & Cassava value chain/ Nigeria – IFAD earmarks US$7.5 million to boost rice and cassava production The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will assist small holders in Nigeria in the mechanization of rice and cassava productio... 19/05/2015