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Race to meet deadline for G8 agriculture fund

Posted on 02 September 2010 by Terna

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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Adapt or perish

Posted on 02 September 2010 by Terna

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

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Two Minutes with: Dr David Kamchacha, FANRPAN

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Terna

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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Two minutes with: Thulasizwe Mkhabela, agriculture economist

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Terna

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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Two minutes with: Thabile Gooday, seed elder.

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Terna

If women are given more opportunities, Africa could realise food security in no time. — Gooday

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‘Agriculture in Africa is changing rapidly’

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Terna

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

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Annual Policy Dialogue on Food Security opens

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Terna

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

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Terna

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

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Terna

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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Reviewing Zambia’s input subsidy programme

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Terna

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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