Sud Quotidien … de production de riz par la réalisation d’ouvrages de retenue et de bas-fonds et l’introduction de nouvelles variétés comme le NERICA.
Archive for January, 2013
Why rice mills fail
The Nation, Nigeria–AfricaRice Director-General, Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck, said: “There is a desperate lack of trained capacity in rice R and D in sub-Saharan Africa.“We are grateful to BADEA for supporting our capacity-building efforts to help…
Boom and Bust, or Just Boom? What will it be for African agriculture?
Historically, African countries rich in natural resources have hinged their economic prosperity on the export of global commodities, and, as such, their economies fluctuate with the rise and fall of global commodity prices. Just look back to the tumult…
A decade of agricultural revolution – Hindu Business Line
The Washington-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in 2009 lauded the State’s agriculture sector. On behalf of the Government of India, President Pranab Mukherjee and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, also recognised…
Value chain analysis training: putting farmers first
Understanding the value chain of maize and legume crops and the ability to define various actors as well as their contributions and constraints along the value chain is crucial in identifying feasible interventions. Since these activities fall within t…