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.
Sat, 02/05/2011 - 21:28
“This Agreement will only be as strong as the weakest link, for this reason Africa considers implementation a priority,” said Muthisse.
By Benita Nsabua on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 13:36
Jan 31, 2011 by sgustafson
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 10:23
African agriculture needs to transform from the current subsistence system to market oriented ones in order to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs.
Sun, 01/23/2011 - 18:49
The aim is to develop a five year joint program which fully integrates nutrition security into the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
Sat, 01/22/2011 - 16:30
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.
By Benita Nsabua on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:29
During the 2007-2008 global food crisis, the international price of major agricultural commodities such as wheat, rice, maize, and soybeans more than doubled. As floods in Australia decimate the country's wheat crop and adverse weather in the US cuts corn and soybean harvests, commodities prices across the globe are again seeing drastic increases.
Thu, 01/13/2011 - 12:32
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.
