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Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premiumAnge Aboa

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Agrofood in North Africa: a strategic sector at nature's mercy

29 Sep 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Dr Klaus Eckstein

#InnovationMonth: Bayer seed innovation to benefit the entire agriculture community

Cari Van Wyk 21 Sep 2016

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Effective implementation of global anti-rogue fishing treaty needed

19 Sep 2016

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Deals that can break poverty cycle afflicting local farmers

Edel Were 15 Sep 2016

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FAO raises its world cereal production forecast

12 Sep 2016

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Agriculture contribution to GDP in Africa declining

Kennedy Kangethe 7 Sep 2016

- Prospectors pan for gold at a gold mine on a cocoa farm near Bouafle, Ivory Coast in March. A gold rush in the Ivory Coast and Ghana threatens cocoa production in the two nations, which account for 60 percent of the world's supply of cocoa. Luc Gnago / Reuters

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers seek gold in face of drought

5 Sep 2016

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Tanzania ventures into new farming technology to boost rice production

29 Aug 2016

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

26 Aug 2016

Finding opportunities in currency devaluation

Finding opportunities in currency devaluation

Heleen Goussard, Nicholas Olds 17 Aug 2016

Jacques Junior Baril - Image: Le Journal de Montreal

Continental collaboration important to produce in agriculture

15 Aug 2016

Tru-Cape's successful harvest tempered by currency volatility

Tru-Cape's successful harvest tempered by currency volatility

27 Jul 2016

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

15 Jul 2016

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

13 Jul 2016

USAID Africa Bureau

$24 billion investment boost for African agriculture

1 Jul 2016

Faking food security

Faking food security

1 Jul 2016

The state of agriculture in Africa

The state of agriculture in Africa

27 Jun 2016

Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

Gerald Andae 2 Jun 2016

Is food security and tobacco growing incompatible in Africa?

Is food security and tobacco growing incompatible in Africa?

Reuben Maigwa 18 May 2016

Simon Andys, founder of Premier Seeds, inspects basil in one of the greenhouses.

International markets hungry for Nakuru County herbs

14 Apr 2016

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Getting seeds where it's needed

12 Apr 2016

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

23 Mar 2016

Shine a light on the gaps

Shine a light on the gaps

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Janeen Madan 21 Jan 2016

Good news for developing countries as WTO conference concludes

Good news for developing countries as WTO conference concludes

Kennedy Kangethe 21 Dec 2015

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INTL FCStone's Stuart Ponder addresses Africa Breakfast Club

1 Dec 2015

The massive potential of exports to unlock growth in agricultural output

The massive potential of exports to unlock growth in agricultural output

Nomfanelo Magwentshu, Kartik Jayaram and Acha Leke 16 Nov 2015

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

14 Sep 2015

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Havas Worldwide takes Ireland's largest dairy producer into Africa

18 Aug 2015

Foreign investor buys stake in Mugabe dairy rival

Foreign investor buys stake in Mugabe dairy rival

Memory Mataranyika 28 May 2015

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