IGAD experts discuss agricultural development, call for more action and resources mobilization

02 november 2022 - 15:29:20
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, on Wednesday concluded a two-day regional dialogue in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...

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FAO emphasises women's role in African agriculture

29 october 2020 - 23:48:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Women in Africa are the backbone of their households, communities and rural economies, as food producers, [...] Full text...

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AfCFTA, an opportunity for US companies to invest in Africa - says President Issoufou

24 september 2019 - 17:48:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, on Monday invited American companies to invest in Africa under the [...] Full text...

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Experts call for more efforts to address food security in Africa

06 august 2019 - 19:27:53
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Experts gathered in Kigali for a two-day Africa Food Security Leadership Dialogue, on Tuesday called for [...] Full text...

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Botswana Agriculture minister to attend food security talks in Rwanda

02 august 2019 - 12:53:24
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security will travel to Kigali in Rwanda for [...] Full text...

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Botswana to improve food security

14 may 2019 - 19:50:06
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security is working on the country’s development strategies [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding

19 april 2019 - 15:16:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...

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World Bank injects US$50m to improve Southern Africa agriculture productivity

19 december 2018 - 18:19:48
Washington, US (PANA) - Efforts to improve agriculture productivity in Southern Africa got a boost following the World Bank Board [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners launch ambitious plan to improve child nutrition, fight stunting

05 december 2018 - 14:16:30
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Working with Big Win Philanthropy and Aliko Dangote Foundation, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has [...] Full text...

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PACA calls for enhanced country-led approaches for sustainable aflatoxin mitigation in Africa

04 october 2018 - 13:30:34
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on all AU [...] Full text...

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Renewed Push to Boost Agriculture Investments in Angola

29 august 2018 - 16:00:04
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan Government on Tuesday launched a critical phase in its agriculture agenda by undertaking the [...] Full text...

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AU Commission Chair says 2017 was particularly eventful, "youth our priority"

01 january 2018 - 15:47:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Saying that 2017 has been a particularly eventful year, the African Union Commission Chair, [...] Full text...

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Chronic undernourishment in sub-Saharan Africa increases - FAO

16 november 2017 - 12:57:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The number of undernourished people in sub-Saharan Africa has increased mainly due to the impact [...] Full text...

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Climate-smart agriculture practices help smallholders deal with threats to African agriculture

28 october 2017 - 07:26:09
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rising temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events are expected to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU plans all out war against army worm outbreak in Africa

02 july 2017 - 07:45:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) is planning an all out war similar to its response to [...] Full text...

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Chad: FAO boss meets Chadian Prime Minister

07 april 2017 - 14:51:05
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General, José Graziano da Silva this week undertook his [...] Full text...

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Ghana: New report charts path for Africa's nutrition revolution

18 october 2016 - 18:46:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is having a positive impact in countries that have [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African Green Revolution Forum clinches huge deals for investment in farming

09 september 2016 - 18:00:26
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 2016 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) wrapped up Friday, in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with [...] Full text...

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Kenya: African green revolution takes shape after a decade

06 september 2016 - 09:04:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A decade of intense domestic attention to farmers and food production has generated “the most successful [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African stakeholders set to boost growth investment in agriculture

05 may 2016 - 15:10:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Some 200 African stakeholders plan to work together with a view to transforming the agricultural sector [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AUC, EC reaffirm continued cooperation in human development

08 april 2016 - 09:02:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission (EC) have reaffirmed their engagement in [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU earmarks financing breakthrough to advance democracy

05 february 2016 - 09:44:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries would now be required to choose the specific taxation options they prefer to [...] Full text...

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Italy: AU, Thai ministry receive FAO awards

01 december 2015 - 09:22:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC), Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the National Geographic Society on [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AU puts Africa's experts in position to carry out Agenda 2063

18 november 2015 - 17:11:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The African Union (AU) is preparing an implementation plan for Agenda 2063, a long-term vision to ensure [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senegalese, Ugandan win Yara Prize 2015 for impact on African farming

30 september 2015 - 12:09:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Senegalese Ousmane Badiane and Eric Kaduru from Uganda have been named winners of the Yara Prize [...] Full text...

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Côte d'ivoire: AU, FAO sign technical cooperation document on climate change

05 august 2015 - 20:43:05
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The African Union (AU) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have signed a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius to transform agriculture for inclusive economic growth

23 july 2015 - 15:34:19
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Thursday signed its national Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Compact which is Africa’s policy [...] Full text...

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FAO: Regional integration, high road to agric growth in West Africa - Report

02 july 2015 - 10:56:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - West Africa has unprecedented opportunities for agricultural growth, but making the most of them will require [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AU Commission, others to receive FAO Awards

10 june 2015 - 09:29:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC), Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, National Geographic Magazine and the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed investments in Uganda small farmers yield impressive outcomes

10 june 2015 - 07:56:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said smallholder farmers in Uganda have made impressive [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: PANA Correspondent, Babalola, dies at 46

31 may 2015 - 20:22:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A correspondent of the Pan African News Agency in Nigeria, Mr. Semiu Babalola, has died at [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: African ministers resolve to enhance livelihood, agriculture

23 february 2015 - 20:41:20
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ministers of Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources from Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FAO gets US$1.5 million to provide food for Ebola-hit countries

02 december 2014 - 23:10:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) has announced a grant of US$1.5 million in support of [...] Full text...

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UN: Erasing infrastructure deficit key to Africa’s growth, development – UN official

17 october 2014 - 22:30:57
New York, US (PANA) - UN General Assembly President Sam Kutesa says Africa’s continued progress on growth and development targets [...] Full text...

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US: Summit deepens US-Africa partnership

07 august 2014 - 09:36:15
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The 4-6 Aug. US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, has strengthened ties between the US [...] Full text...

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E. Guinea: African leaders unanimous on need for agricultural transformation

27 june 2014 - 16:04:46
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - African leaders attending the 23rd Assembly of African Union (AU) heads of State and Government [...] Full text...

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E. Guinea: FAO hails African leaders over fight against hunger

27 june 2014 - 12:18:55
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General José Graziano da Silva has congratulated African leaders [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: NEPAD signs MOU with Japan on infrastructure dev.

13 june 2014 - 10:30:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The South Africa-based New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Int'l confab on Africa’s agric development programme begins

09 june 2014 - 17:57:48
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) – An international conference, which is discussing the “Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) over the next [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 7 African leaders reaffirm commitment to transformation of agriculture

08 may 2014 - 17:35:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Seven African leaders has reaffirmed their commitment to transforming the agricultural sector across the continent, as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Investment commitments to African agric hit US$7.2b

05 may 2014 - 13:11:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Investment commitments by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Development Partners to help improve the agricultural [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: WB grants US$19m facility to FARA

02 may 2014 - 11:11:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Bank has granted an additional US$19 million to the Accra-based Forum for Agriculture Research [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African farmers demand more access to credit facilities

01 may 2014 - 19:16:21
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – As African ministers of Agriculture began their meeting Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, farmers' groups have [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: PACA appoints new technical officer

11 april 2014 - 19:02:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA), with its secretariat at the African Union Commission [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: Cameroon to adopt FCFA3,550 billion National Agricultural Investment Plan

09 april 2014 - 20:02:48
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Actors in the agricultural sector in Cameroon met on Wednesday in Yaoundé for the validation of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 'Africa’s youth key to strengthening agricultural economy', says FAO

27 march 2014 - 13:55:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Getting more African youth involved in agriculture and boosting support for the region's vulnerable family farmers [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: FAO wants accelerated action on economic transformation, development in Africa

24 march 2014 - 14:51:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Despite important economic progress and agricultural successes, Africa remains the world’s most food insecure continent, with [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 10th CAADP Partnership Platform opens

19 march 2014 - 13:39:58
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The 10th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform opened in Durban, South Africa, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FAO regional confab for Africa holds in Tunisia

18 march 2014 - 12:27:50
Lagos , Nigeria (PANA) - The 28th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) conference for Africa is [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: CAADP partnership platform meeting holds in South Africa

17 march 2014 - 20:48:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 10th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform Meeting (PP) is due to hold [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FARA confab on science agenda holds in SA

10 march 2014 - 10:21:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is to hold an Agricultural Research for Development [...] Full text...

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Lesotho: AU celebrates Africa Environment, Wangari Maathai Day

04 march 2014 - 10:58:51
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has marked this year's Africa Environment and Wangari Maathai Day in Maseru, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Experts meet on Africa's agric investment plans

11 february 2014 - 14:23:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A special meeting of the Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Agriculture and Local Government in [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO hails Africa's commitment to end hunger by 2025

01 february 2014 - 18:04:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Saturday welcomed a new commitment by African [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says agriculture key to eradicating hunger in Africa

29 january 2014 - 23:01:39
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Jose Graziano da Silva, the Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: 'Full use of available resources can make Africa global food exporter'

28 january 2014 - 16:09:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Africa has all it takes to meet its own food needs and be a significant [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: AUC underlines investment in agriculture, agro industries

27 january 2014 - 10:01:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – For Africa to ensure sustained and inclusive GDP growth of at least 7 percent, agriculture [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: AUC Chairperson underscores strong relationship with PRC

21 january 2014 - 12:51:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Dlamini Nkosazana Zuma has stressed the need for a strong [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: Africa must provide enough food for consumption, export (Feature by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Correspondent)

20 january 2014 - 12:59:22
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa’s ambition in agriculture, according to the African Union (AU), is to produce enough food [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Time for Africa’s agriculture to thrive (Feature by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Correspondent)

18 january 2014 - 11:50:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Every morning millions of people in Africa wake up facing the uncertainty of what [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to build on agricultural successes

29 november 2013 - 12:43:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African countries have been told to build on the successes recorded since the introduction of the [...] Full text...

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'Consistent research funding necessary for Africa's agric. development'

01 november 2013 - 16:37:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adeshina, Friday decried the low level of [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to invest more in agricultural research

31 october 2013 - 19:07:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - African countries must collaborate, mobilise more fund and share experiences with a view to strengthening agricultural [...] Full text...

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'Africa’s agric. achieves 4% growth rate'

31 october 2013 - 13:29:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Agriculture in Africa has experienced an average of 4% annual Gross Domestic Production (GDP) growth in [...] Full text...

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African countries urged to sustain achievements in agriculture

30 october 2013 - 10:20:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - African countries have been called upon to work harmoniously in sustaining and building upon the achievements [...] Full text...

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Niger to host 2013 Africa food nutrition day celebration

29 october 2013 - 23:24:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Developing new strategies to tackle malnutrition and under-development in Africa will form part of the focus [...] Full text...

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Agric in Africa on growth path - CAADP chief

28 october 2013 - 13:22:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ten years after the establishment of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the continent has [...] Full text...

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CAADP chief says Africa’s agriculture on growth path

03 october 2013 - 21:15:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The head of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), Mr. Martin Bwalya, has said 10 [...] Full text...

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Afro-Arab agric ministerial meeting opens in Riyadh

02 october 2013 - 19:10:10
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The second Afro-Arab Ministerial Meeting on Agricultural development and Food Security opened Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi [...] Full text...

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AU, EU brainstorm on future of continental partnership

18 september 2013 - 14:51:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Though some successes have confirmed the importance and relevance of the Joint Africa-European Union Strategy [...] Full text...

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Botswana to host NEPAD, SADC nutrition capacity workshop

06 september 2013 - 18:50:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Botswana will host the Southern Africa Regional Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Nutrition Capacity Development [...] Full text...

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Lesotho becomes 34th African country to sign CAADP compact

05 september 2013 - 19:16:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Southern African country of Lesotho has become the 34th country in Africa to sign the [...] Full text...

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East African countries take steps to enhance food security

03 august 2013 - 18:54:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new initiative aimed at enhancing cooperation among East African countries in the area of food [...] Full text...

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Sudan finally signs CAADP Compact

31 july 2013 - 13:09:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten years since the African Union (AU) leaders adopted the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development [...] Full text...

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CGIAR urges alignment of research, development priorities to help Africa feed Africa

19 july 2013 - 14:31:55
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Strong and dynamic partnerships will be key in addressing the challenges of poverty and food security [...] Full text...

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CGIAR to attend 6th Africa Agric science week in Ghana

09 july 2013 - 12:42:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - CGIAR, a global partnership for a food secure future that conducts and disseminates research to improve [...] Full text...

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Leaders vow to end hunger in Africa by 2025

03 july 2013 - 15:05:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have vowed to end hunger on the continent by 2025 by sustaining the [...] Full text...

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African leaders meet in renewed partnership to end hunger

01 july 2013 - 13:57:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders were due to meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday in a renewed [...] Full text...

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FAO seeks unified approach to end hunger

01 july 2013 - 12:47:15
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The quest to end hunger needs to be taken by society as a whole, not by [...] Full text...

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African leaders, stakeholders meet on common approach to end hunger

29 june 2013 - 09:48:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Initiatives being undertaken to end hunger in Africa will not be enough to simply increase [...] Full text...

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Angola boosts Africa food security kitty

21 june 2013 - 17:13:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Angola has announced that it will give US$10 million to the new Africa Solidarity Trust Fund, [...] Full text...

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AU hosts high-level international meeting on ending hunger in Africa

19 june 2013 - 08:20:07
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With nearly a quarter of Africa’s population still undernourished, the African Union (AU) will, from [...] Full text...

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AGRA welcomes AU's renewed commitment to agriculture

24 may 2013 - 14:36:42
Nairobi, kenya (PANA) - As the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)/African Union (AU) is being observed [...] Full text...

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AGRA wants world leaders to see agriculture as key to Africa’s growth

09 may 2013 - 16:57:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Thursday called on global leaders [...] Full text...

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FAO says farming is improving in Africa but productivity still low

07 may 2013 - 13:52:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African agriculture has achieved significant progress over the last decade and reduced the alarming pace [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian minister urges collective action to eliminate hunger in Africa

07 may 2013 - 10:58:39
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries need urgent collective action to end hunger and ensure better livelihoods for their [...] Full text...

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Entries for NEPAD essay, photo competitions on

11 april 2013 - 11:24:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), in partnership with the Technical Centre for Agriculture and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania to host PACA workshop on aflatoxin

08 april 2013 - 18:24:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tanzania is to play host to the Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) during the [...] Full text...

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Post harvest losses, challenge to achieving food security in Africa, by Semiu Babalola, PANA Correspondent

05 april 2013 - 13:35:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Post harvest losses (PHL) recorded at the various levels of the agriculture value chain is frustrating [...] Full text...

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CAADP partnership platform meeting ends in Ethiopia

27 march 2013 - 14:24:49
Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 9th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform Meeting ended here Wednesday with [...] Full text...

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Effective leadership central to CAADP implementation - Participants

26 march 2013 - 19:19:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in the ongoing CAADP partnership meeting have underscored the need for an effective and [...] Full text...

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'African ministers must nurture agricultural potential to create jobs'

26 march 2013 - 18:01:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) said Tuesday Africa remained the most attractive destination for foreign investments [...] Full text...

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'Africa needs to make agriculture attractive to youth'

25 march 2013 - 20:18:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries have been told to invest more in Youth development and put in place [...] Full text...

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CAADP partnership platform meeting underway in Ethiopia

25 march 2013 - 16:03:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The ninth edition of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) partnership platform meeting opened [...] Full text...

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NEPAD-CAADP journalists' network launched

24 march 2013 - 16:22:36
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)-Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Journalists Network, aimed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia to host CAADP PP meeting

19 march 2013 - 16:21:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ninth edition of the meeting of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform [...] Full text...

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Expert calls for 'all-inclusive approach' to address food insecurity W. Africa

26 february 2013 - 21:25:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The attainment of food and nutrition security in West Africa requires an all-inclusive approach in which [...] Full text...

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Tanzania to host NEPAD confab on nutrition

20 february 2013 - 17:57:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), through its flagship programme - the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture [...] Full text...

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NEPAD orientation committee begins 28th session in Addis Ababa

26 january 2013 - 09:45:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Heads of State and Government constituting the Orientation Committee (HSGOC) of the New Economic Partnership [...] Full text...

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Africa countries making progress in agriculture- Report

17 december 2012 - 09:55:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African countries are making steady progress towards improving the agricultural sector, as more countries become active [...] Full text...

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African lawmakers urged to pay attention to agriculture

24 november 2012 - 15:51:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Lawmakers across Africa have a critical role to play in placing agriculture at the centre of [...] Full text...

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NEPAD launches two publications

01 november 2012 - 23:28:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency on Thursday launched two new publications, The [...] Full text...

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Forum suggests ways for Africa to better manage natural resources

29 october 2012 - 13:47:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The eighth African Development Forum (ADF VIII) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has adopted a [...] Full text...

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Hunger-Free Initiative launched for West Africa

18 october 2012 - 13:24:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new project with the objective of eliminating hunger in West Africa has been launched by [...] Full text...

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AU's new chief pledges to tackle Malian, DRC crises

15 october 2012 - 16:50:53
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union's newly inaugurated chief, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, pledged Monday to tackle the crisis in [...] Full text...

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Investing in farming has great potential for Africa’s growth

26 september 2012 - 10:24:55
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - As Africa’s top politicians, business people and scientists converge on a mountain resort east of Arusha, [...] Full text...

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NEPAD, ECOWAS sign agreement on women empowerment

13 july 2012 - 14:14:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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FARA commends G8 for new alliance to boost Africa’s food, nutrition security

31 may 2012 - 16:08:24
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) has welcomed the New Alliance for Food [...] Full text...

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ACBF urges African countries to invest more in capacity building

14 may 2012 - 14:08:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries should invest more in building the capacity of their personnel in other to translate [...] Full text...

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CAADP participants identify key challenges, priorities

04 may 2012 - 13:55:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Participants at the ongoing 8th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme’s Partnership Platform Meeting (CAADP PP) in [...] Full text...

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'More African countries increase budgetary allocation to agriculture'

03 may 2012 - 21:36:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More African countries have increased their investments in agriculture to 10 per cent of their national [...] Full text...

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CAADP partnership platform meeting opens in Nairobi

03 may 2012 - 11:21:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The 8th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme’s Partnership Platform Meeting (CAADP PP) opened in Nairobi, Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Kenya hosts CAADP partnership platform forum

01 may 2012 - 09:21:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Kenya is set to host the 8th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme’s Partnership Platform (CAADP PP) [...] Full text...

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African ministers urged to pursue incentives to ease private investments in agriculture

24 march 2012 - 12:16:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, who will be meeting over two days [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia hosts mobilization workshop for African journalists

20 march 2012 - 18:29:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New Partnership For Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordinating Agency has concluded arrangements to organize [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$63 million to support agric research in Africa

05 march 2012 - 22:23:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$63.24 million for the implementation of a five-year project [...] Full text...

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UN declares end to Somali famine, says conditions still dire

03 february 2012 - 08:55:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN on Friday declared an end to famine in Somalia, but warned that with recurrent [...] Full text...

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NEPAD to consolidate collaboration with countries in 2012

26 january 2012 - 22:29:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is set to consolidate collaboration with African countries and [...] Full text...

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Econet Wireless gives AGRA US$1m to assist smallholder farmers

24 october 2011 - 12:55:28
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced on Monday that it had received [...] Full text...

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NEPAD chief showcases achievements

07 october 2011 - 22:55:48
New York, US (PANA) – Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, the Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) [...] Full text...

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Mixed reactions as NEPAD marks 10-year anniversary (Feature)

08 august 2011 - 10:45:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) marks 10 years of its existence as a [...] Full text...

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Mauritania signs AU-NEPAD CAADP compact

03 august 2011 - 19:30:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mauritania has become the first Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) member and the 27th African country to [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president Aziz ends Gambia visit

02 june 2011 - 22:44:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Thursday ended a four-day visit to The Gambia with [...] Full text...

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7th CAADP Partnership Platform meeting ends in Cameroon

27 march 2011 - 10:33:41
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The seventh edition of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform meeting ended over [...] Full text...

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Africa leaders told to invest more on agricultural research

25 march 2011 - 12:49:17
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) - Participants in the seventh Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform meeting have urged African [...] Full text...

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CAADP partnership platform meeting begins in Cameroon

23 march 2011 - 19:23:09
Yaoundé, Cameroun (PANA) - The seventh edition of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme CAADP Partnership Platform PP meeting has [...] Full text...

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Africa agriculture experts brainstorm in Cameroon

22 march 2011 - 20:04:33
Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - Participants, including agriculture experts, development partners, researchers, scientists and other stakeholders from across Africa and beyond [...] Full text...

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Cameroun to host 7th CAADP forum 23-25 march

18 march 2011 - 14:27:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The seventh Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform (PP) meeting will be held 23 [...] Full text...

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Africa warned against pushing off small-holder farmers to accommodate investors

11 february 2011 - 08:51:51
New Delhi, India (PANA) - A leading nutrition expert from Cornell University in the United States has warned that African [...] Full text...

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NEPAD, GAIN sign deal to curb malnutrition in Africa

25 january 2011 - 13:59:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) [...] Full text...

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UN official urges NEPAD to guard African financial markets

22 january 2011 - 16:19:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) must remain alert to the developments within the [...] Full text...

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Deal paves way for Zambia to allocate 10% of budget to agriculture

19 january 2011 - 13:13:56
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has signed the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Compact, which makes it mandatory for [...] Full text...

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Worldwatch Institute releases report on State of the World 2011

12 january 2011 - 18:12:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Worldwatch Institute Wednesday released its report which provides a roadmap for food security and agricultural [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to host CAADP Africa forum

03 october 2010 - 09:22:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- For the second time in four months, experts in African agriculture, policy makers, farmers representatives organizations [...] Full text...

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'Fisheries mismanagement cost Africa US$ 5b annually'

21 september 2010 - 15:03:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Fisheries Adviser to the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), Tim Bostok, told participants [...] Full text...

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Fifth African agric science week ends in Burkina Faso

26 july 2010 - 11:23:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Fifth Annual African Agriculture Science Week and the General Assembly of the Forum for [...] Full text...

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Africaâ?s agriculture records 5% growth rate despite challenges

21 july 2010 - 18:43:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Despite the various challenges confronting th e agricultural sector in Africa, most countries in the [...] Full text...

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Africa agriculture science week begins

20 july 2010 - 00:02:00
Ougadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- The Fifth Africa Agriculture science week open ed on Monday in Ouagadougou with a call [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to host Africa Agric Science week

12 july 2010 - 10:05:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Burkina Faso will host the 5th Africa Agriculture Scienc e week, which also includes the New [...] Full text...

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Trans-border crimes threaten ECOWAS' success - Jonathan

02 july 2010 - 16:25:00
Sal- Cape Verde (PANA) -- ECOWAS Chairman and Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonath an warned Friday that the successes recorded by [...] Full text...

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'Only 10 African countries met 6% agric growth rate in 2008'

29 april 2010 - 13:23:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Participants at the recent 6th Partnership Platform Meeting of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) [...] Full text...

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'Agriculture is key to stability in Africa'

22 april 2010 - 15:55:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- The sixth Partnership Platform (PP) Meeting of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) opened [...] Full text...

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Italian-funded Food Security programme for Gambia gets underway

18 march 2010 - 15:46:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- Gambia’s deputy minister of Agriculture, Momodou Seedy Kah, on Thursday launched the US$ 2,094,000 Italian government [...] Full text...

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AU to implement Mutharika's hunger-free Africa plan

15 february 2010 - 13:06:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Africa needs new policies to fight hunger and mal nutrition to conform with Malawian President [...] Full text...

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Rwanda seeks US$ 300m to sustain agriculture

11 december 2009 - 15:39:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Rwanda requires US$ 300 million in new investment s in its agriculture to sustain the [...] Full text...

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Rwanda calls for genuine action on African agriculture

10 december 2009 - 19:53:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Africa has identified the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) as the avenue for [...] Full text...

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Rwanda calls for genuine action on African agriculture

10 december 2009 - 16:10:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Africa has identified the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) as the avenue for [...] Full text...

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Nigeria hosts 2-day int'l confab on agric policy in W/Africa

10 november 2009 - 18:30:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- An International Conference on Financing Regional Agricu ltural Policy in West Africa (ECOWAP/CAADP) will be held [...] Full text...

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AGRA, NEPAD form partnership to raise food production in Africa

09 november 2009 - 08:01:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the New Partnership for Africa's Development [...] Full text...

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Organisations move to improve high-yielding seed varieties in W/Africa

05 october 2009 - 14:43:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- A broad coalition of public and private sector organizatio ns Monday announced a new partnership aimed [...] Full text...

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AGRA, AWEPA to support African small-holder farmers

02 october 2009 - 19:54:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa ( AGRA) and the Association of [...] Full text...

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Agric investments in Africa must focus on breadbaskets, says AGRA

13 july 2009 - 14:54:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) sai d here Monday that investments in [...] Full text...

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Namibian leader urges Africa to end food importation

02 july 2009 - 17:39:00
Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- Africa must move urgently to enhance agricultural efficien cy and reduce external dependence on food aid [...] Full text...

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'Africa needs cross-border markets to stem food insecurity'

28 june 2009 - 19:20:00
Sirte- Libya (PANA) -- Africa’s food insecurity is likely to continue to manifest itself unless the continent’s leaders address the [...] Full text...

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AU: Peace pleads for more investment in African agriculture

27 june 2009 - 19:32:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- The African Union Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Economy, Ms Tumsiine Rodha Peace, noted on Saturday [...] Full text...

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AU: Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme opens

27 june 2009 - 18:30:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA)- – A meeting of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) began on Saturday in Tripoli as [...] Full text...

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