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FOOD: Is it easy to grow what is good for you?

The debates at the three-day International Conference on Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health in New Delhi were peppered with phrases like “think multi-sectorally”, “inter-sectorally”, and “break down the silos”.

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Farmers are vital link in CAADP process, says IFSN coordinator

Farmer organizations play an increasingly important role in articulating the interests of farmers by acting as their voice as it campaigns for favorable agricultural policies and access to resources needed the development of farming activities.

African member states call for the implementation of agreement on port rules for fishing vessels

“This Agreement will only be as strong as the weakest link, for this reason Africa considers implementation a priority,” said Muthisse.

To contribute to MDGs, African agriculture needs to transform from subsistence to market systems, says Dione

African agriculture needs to transform from the current subsistence system to market oriented ones in order to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs.

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GAIN signs with NEPAD a milestone agreement to fight malnutrition in Africa

The aim is to develop a five year joint program which fully integrates nutrition security into the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)

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NEPAD amplifies African position at global fisheries engagement

The 29th Session of the FAO’s Committee on Fisheries (COFI) is being held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy form 31st January to 4th February 2011.

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Podcast: Prof. Mkandawire speaks to Talk Radio 702: Africa, agriculture and development

On Monday the 10th of January 2011, Prof. Richard Mkandawire an expert on agriculture in Africa was featured on Redi Tlhabi’s mid-morning phone-in show on Talk Radio 702.

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AFRICA: Serious about food

By the end of 2010, the agriculture development plans of 18 African countries had undergone a rigorous independent technical review and were being rolled out.

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‘Do not sacrifice’ other farm sectors for sugar

According to Prof Richard Mkandawire, adviser at the Planning and Coordinating Agency of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad), the continent could develop a stronger beneficiated agricultural sector.

The fight to stem Africa's rural exodus

While Africa's cities are growing exponentially, Africans are leaving rural areas in their droves because they can no longer make a living from farming. CNN's Catriona Davies speaks to Estherine Lisinge-Fotabong on NEPAD's response to this phenomenon.

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