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News: News: Stakeholders in Tanzania want improved agriculture extension services to boost output
939 reads Market structures, systems and infrastructure, though critical in the development of agriculture in the country, are still lacking. The government and private sector need to come together and work harmoniously, especially on policy issues, to support especially small players in the ...more
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Story: Story: Webinar: Addressing Food Safety in Animal Source Foods for Improved Nutrition
quality throughout the livestock value chain including production methods, processing and storage technologies, risk assessments, policy impacts, opportunities for the private sector and consumer education.' (Source: Agrilinks website) Register online from here. Sanyu K's blog 517 reads Agriculture ...more
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Organisation: Le Forum Des Services Conseil Agricole Et Rural Du Mali (FOSCARMALI)
Improve collaboration, knowledge sharing, skills development and advocacy for efficient mobilization of SCAR in the implementation of the Agricultural Development Policy of Mali and guidance of the LOA The Le Forum Des Services Conseil Agricole Et Rural Du Mali (FOSCARMALI) was ...more
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Question: Question: Question
750 reads web Agricultural Economics How can smallholder farmers be helped to access markets for their produce in Sierra Leone? (question by Simon Olagai) Markets / Marketing 19iu ...more
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News: News: FAO to increase capacity of African women in agriculture
losses and waste. The objective being to enforce women’s right to land, food and decent employment. More Agribusiness Best Practices Gender Gender Policy Reforms and Impacts <a href="/users/afaas-support-0" title="View user profile." class="username" xml:lang="" ...more
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Resource: Resource: Climate Solutions that Work for Farmers: Success Stories from the Field
874 reads This CTA publication written by Charlie Pye-Smith presents 'a review of proven practices, tools or policies that promote resilience and help farmers to address the challenges posed by climate change.' Access it from here. Climate Change Agriculture Climate Solutions that Work ...more
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Resource: Resource: The African Seed Access Index (TASAI)
324 reads The African Seed Access Index (TASAI) monitors indicators that are essential to seed sector development at national level. It gives an annual scorecard on the vibrancy or competitiveness of the formal seed sector. It is also a useful tool for government policy makers, development ...more
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Resource: Resource: Closing the potential-performance divide in Ugandan agriculture (World Bank, 2018)
weakening over time of the public institutional base for promoting agricultural productivity at the level of small farms, inefficiencies in agricultural public expenditures, inadequate agricultural regulation and policies, and a lack of collateralizable farm assets. National agricultural output has grown at ...more
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News: News: Report of an IFPRI Event on: Mechanization of African Agriculture- Does it Create or Destroy Jobs? AFAAS Content
of what countries at the forefront of progress in mechanization have done right. It analyzes which policy decisions were taken and which interventions were implemented to substantially increase the uptake of mechanization. The report takes a broad perspective on mechanization, including technologies ...more
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News: News: Nigeria to Employ 100,000 Youth Extension Workers
purpose of effective and efficient extension service provision in Nigeria. The Vice President of the country gave this address at the official launch and public presentation of the Agriculture Promotion Policy (APP) tagged the’ Green Alternative’ in Abuja. He said, "The problem in agriculture sector ...more