Botswana has ambitious plans for a commercial agriculture project that will draw nearly half a billion cubic metres of water per year from the Chobe River.

 

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Zuki Zimela reports that oil discoveries in Africa are holding back agricultural development.

 

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Farming cocoa, coffee and pepper in Sao Tomé show promise, with interest from Europe lifting farmers’ profits.

 

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Le ministre Gabonais de l’Agriculture, Raymond Ndong Sima, nous donne un aperçu des réformes en matière de politique agricole au Gabon.

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Stakeholders in agriculture from Western and Central Africa are meeting in Gabon for the 6th International  Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) regional forum.

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Pape Samb of Phelpes Stokes says the Benin Youth Innovation Fair in Cotonou helps the youth take the successes of others and build their own businesses. Tinus de Jager asks Samb about the aims of the conference.

 

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The Global Youth Innovation Network, GYIN, recently brought 60 entrepreneurs to Benin to find ways to combat poverty. Sponsors of the event and the participants say the four-day helped the youth to build networks that will help them get closer to reaching this goal. Sam Olukoya reports from Cotonou.

 

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West African youth leader says keep pushing to reach your goals.

 

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Young people from around the world are meeting in Benin to share ideas on getting the youth to stay in rural farming areas.
Zukiswa Zimela compiled this report before the opening of the workshop.
 
 
 
 

 

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Charles Mangwiro interviews Sipho Nhambule of the Komati Basin Water Authority on the removal of families to build the Maguga Dam in Swaziland.

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