Octobre 2017. Le Monde Diplomatique. Le vent du libre-échange souffle de plus belle sur le continent noir. D’un côté, l’Union européenne accroît sa pression sur
Month: October 2017
Africa and Middle East to advance animal health R&D
27 October 2017. Animal experts have prioritised areas for animal research in Africa and the Middle East as part of a global strategy to reduce the
Mapped: How UK foreign aid is spent on climate change
10 October 2017. Using freedom-of-information (FOI) requests submitted to the UK government, Carbon Brief listed that the UK government has committed “climate-specific” aid to 284 projects
Aflaxtoxin contamination hindering Africa’s potential in groundnuts
15 October 2017. To increase groundnut production and reduce aflatoxin contamination among smallholder farmers, Peanut and Mycotoxin Innovation laboratory – USAID, funded a project dubbed
GroFin gets US grant to fund agribusiness in East Africa
9 October 2017. GroFin, a firm that provides financing for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), has received a grant from the United States government
Seminar: Effects of the United States Farm Bill on Developing Countries
19 October 2017. This joint IFPRI-AEI seminar focused on the impact of the farm bill on international and developing country markets. US farm programs have
Gender gap shrinks in agricultural research in Africa South of the Sahara
23 October 2017. Women play an important role in food production and provision in Africa South of the Sahara (SSA), yet are underrepresented in the
Commercial Farming and Displacement in Zambia
The “Forced to Leave: Commercial Farming and Displacement in Zambia” report finds that the people displaced by the commercial farms lose access to food, water,
RUFORUM 13th Annual General Meeting
25-27 October 2017. Lilongwe, Malawi. Every year, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a network of 66 universities in 26 African
The 3rd AFAAS Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week
30 October – 3 November 2017. Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The 3rd AFAAS Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week combined with the 51st Annual Conference of the South