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Resource: Resource: Outputs from the Crop Post-Harvest Programme that was funded by DFID from 1995 to 2005
631 reads In the ten-year period between 1995 and 2005, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) funded a Crop Post-Harvest Programme (CPHP) that commissioned over 170 projects addressing post-harvest constraints experienced by poor households in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa ...more
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News: News: Ask INGENAES Community of Practice online WhatsAPP discussion (August 9th, 2017; 2:00pm-4:00pm)
300 reads Millions of children across Africa suffer from malnutrition. Information about its effects in most cases are given less attention by media houses yet these effects are pose great public health challenges. One way to tackle this is by encouraging consumption of a variety of sweet potato ...more
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Story: Story: Using Fintech to Feed the World: Four Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Finance AFAAS Content
Rural smallholder farmers in Africa – who typically farm fewer than 5 acres of land, roughly the size of five football fields – play a critical role in feeding the world’s growing population (set to hit 9 billion people by 2050). But with a whopping US $200 billion gap in smallholder financing, ...more
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News: News: WATCH OUR RECORDED WEBINARS ON POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT
held on the 28th November 2017. Please do register on the following link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7061606118787649026 For more information on the next webinar, please contact Jerry Egessa through: [email protected]. Agribusiness Agricultural Equipment Agricultural Inputs ...more
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Resource: Resource: WEBINAR ON "BRINGING POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS TO SCALE" AFAAS Content
more people to join! Stay tuned. In this page, you can see the recording of the webinar (video), the presentation and Q&A. If you still have any questions or feedback about this event, please contact [email protected] or [email protected] Advisory Services Best Practices ...more
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News: News: Spreading Agricultural Innovations through Pixels
648 reads 'In late 2013, CTA embarked on a journey to discover what innovations in agriculture were taking place under the radar in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). The project aimed to unearth and boost the awareness of the many innovations that research organisations, ...more
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Resource: Resource: Farmer training videos on fruit fly management
value chains across Africa. Integrated approach against fruit flies Collecting fallen fruit against fruit flies Killing fruit flies with food baits Mass trapping of fruit flies Weaver ants against fruit flies Promoting weaver ants in your orchard There is a related blog story: The smell of ants All ...more
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News: News: INVITATION TO REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN WEBINARS ON POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT
341 reads Dear Stakeholder, We are very pleased to invite you to register for participating in the webinar series on Postharvest Management (PHM) under the theme “Scaling up proven technologies and practices on postharvest management in Africa”. The first webinar-exchange will be held on Tuesday ...more
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Organisation: Cameroon Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (CAMFAAS)
Cameroon Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (CAMFAAS) was endorsed by stakeholders as the national stakeholders’ forum in Cameroon and affiliated to the Africa Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) which is an umbrella network organisation for Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS) in ...more
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News: News: Post-harvest cassava technology and value addition
experience with cassava value chain and collaborating with IITA on a number of Cassava research for development projects. He has gained experiences in West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa on Cassava value chain development and related issues. Introduction The primary driver of cassava’s short shelf ...more