Conferences, FANRPAN, Featured

Adapt or perish

Across Southern Africa, a changing climate will prompt changes in how herders manage finding forage for their animals.


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Annual Policy Dialogue on Food Security opens

Africa needs home-grown solutions to its problems, agricultural economist Dr Ponniah Anandajayasekeram said in Windhoek, Namibia Tuesday.


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CAADP getting a financial boost

The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a $22 billion pledge made by the G8.


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Fisheries can play key role

Worldwide there are less than one million people employed by the big fisheries sector, but it is estimated that the artisanal sector employs 50 million people.


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FANRPAN, Featured

Growing seed security

Restrictions on the movement of seeds in the SADC region because of agriculture legislation contributes to food insecurity.


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Race to meet deadline for G8 agriculture fund

Posted on 02 September 2010

Four COMESA member states are racing against time to meet an October 1 deadline to submit their investment proposals to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP).

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FANRPAN

Reviewing Zambia’s input subsidy programme

Posted on 01 September 2010

Researchers are proposing a review of distribution mechanisms for seed and fertiliser in Zambia's seven-year Fertiliser Support Programme (FSP).

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COLUMNS

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‘Agriculture in Africa is changing rapidly’

Posted on 01 September 2010

ILRI researcher Marco Herrero is amazed by the ingenuity and adaptability of dryland farmers.

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Agriculture a vital force for development

Posted on 01 September 2010

Agriculture must be viewed as a vital force in our global mission to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

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INTERVIEWS

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Two Minutes with: Dr David Kamchacha, FANRPAN

Posted on 01 September 2010

Now that farmers have food, they are no longer spending so much time looking for basic sustenance. Now they are now involved with other development activities.

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FANRPAN, Interviews

Two minutes with: Thulasizwe Mkhabela, agriculture economist

Posted on 01 September 2010

I don't have to wait for policy to change, but have a role to play in forming policy. I can now also help on a practical level and really change people's lives.

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