World Bank Group announces strategic pivot in agribusiness, doubles financial commitment

24 october 2024 - 06:57:43
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group on Wednesday announced a strategic pivot in its approach to [...] Full text...

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ADF grants Comoros $135 million to develop ports, facilitate regional trade

06 august 2024 - 07:10:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group supports the Union of the Comoros in extending and modernizing [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President names four key opposition leaders to new Cabinet

24 july 2024 - 15:06:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto named four key opposition leaders to his new Cabinet in an effort [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants DRC $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector

19 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso president hands out agricultural equipment to farmers

06 may 2024 - 15:24:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Monday handed over [...] Full text...

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New World Bank initiative aims to strengthen access to basic services, build resilience for Sudanese communities

16 april 2024 - 09:49:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Committed to stay engaged in Sudan and support the wellbeing of the people, in an effort [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Iran sign eight cooperation agreements

06 october 2023 - 13:04:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso and the Islamic Republic of Iran have signed eight cooperation agreements in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritian minister says global warming will get worse

16 august 2023 - 08:27:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The effects of climate change, of rising temperatures and global warming on agriculture and health, will [...] Full text...

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AfDB VP tours Export Trade Group in southern Africa

03 august 2023 - 09:55:15
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Solomon Quaynor, has concluded a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to promote African arts and culture

26 may 2023 - 08:05:21
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Consortium 2023 aimed at promoting African arts and culture in [...] Full text...

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Quality control set to increase Uganda’s coffee exports

20 may 2023 - 12:20:04
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Due to good rainfall and the maturation of new high-yielding Robusta coffee seedlings planted in 2019, [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: Coffee-Cocoa Council reassures operators of commitments to ensure smooth campaign

21 february 2023 - 20:09:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Coffee-Cocoa Council, the regulatory, stabilization and development body of the cocoa sector in Côte [...] Full text...

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World Bank, Ethiopia sign $40 million deal to cut carbon emissions under sustainable landscape management

09 february 2023 - 13:12:23
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s reduce carbon emissions by tackling [...] Full text...

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UAE, DR Congo set up company to purchase DR Congo gold

14 january 2023 - 18:33:42
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - DR Congo and the United Arab Emirates have set up a company, Primera Gold DRC, [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Ruto picks key allies to new Cabinet line up

27 september 2022 - 20:49:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has elevated key political allies to a newly created post of Prime [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso closes artisanal gold mining sites due to the rainy season

28 july 2022 - 19:14:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Minister of Mines and Quarries, Jean Alphonse Somé, on Thursday announced the closure [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ADF approves $27.19 million grant to boost post-pandemid recovery in Ghana

01 july 2022 - 07:16:58
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) Board of Directors has approved a US$27.19 million grant to [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports Senegal's agriculture sector

15 april 2022 - 13:15:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has granted Senegal funding for the productivity and market [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches SME Observatory

15 april 2022 - 09:26:37
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the second SME Mauritius Observatory at the Hennessy Park Hotel, in Ebène, [...] Full text...

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Scale up action to combat child malnutrition in Africa’s Sahel: UN agencies

07 april 2022 - 04:54:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An estimated 6.3 million children under-five in six countries in Africa’s Sahel region will suffer from [...] Full text...

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WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond

06 january 2022 - 10:32:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Africa Small Medium Business Report on Economic Impact and Recovery

26 november 2021 - 07:27:55
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Thursday launched the Africa Small Medium Business (SMB) Report on Economic Impact and Recovery [...] Full text...

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Three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet, says FAO

24 november 2021 - 05:17:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Approximately three billion people, almost 40 per cent of the world’s population, cannot afford a healthy diet and another one billion people would join their ranks  [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Minister deplores decline of women-owned businesses

26 october 2021 - 08:41:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Monday, deplored that women-owned [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel force donates food, other items to Mali for vulnerable communities

25 august 2021 - 12:06:49
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel multinational force, in partnership with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), [...] Full text...

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WBG calls for South Sudanese Government, donor investment to support jobs, peace-building

29 june 2021 - 15:01:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A new World Bank Group report urges South Sudan to adjust public policies to support [...] Full text...

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IFC and AfDB launch programme to support women farmers in Côte d’Ivoire

17 june 2021 - 15:46:24
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – In a bid to boost the professional capacities, incomes and access to finance of thousands [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: AfDB grants 6m euros to empower women, youth in the cashew, fruit and vegetable sectors

19 may 2021 - 17:34:20
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a financing [...] Full text...

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AfDB invites business enablers to apply for funding to support women entrepreneurs

10 may 2021 - 18:49:28
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - This May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is launching a call for proposals for [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Some 10,000 people have lost their jobs in Mauritius during the pandemic

07 april 2021 - 09:55:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives Minister, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Tuesday told the National Assembly [...] Full text...

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Mali Transition president maintains 15 pc national budget allocation to agricultural sector

31 march 2021 - 17:19:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transition  President Bah N'Daw has reaffirmed his commitment to allocate the rural development sector with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 19% drop in exports in first three quarters of 2020

17 december 2020 - 06:51:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives Minister, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Wednesday, said that the island’s main [...] Full text...

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EU to launch new assistance programme for small Tunisian farmers

10 december 2020 - 19:59:53
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will Friday announce a new financing programme dubbed "Adapt" for small farmers, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic impacts heavily on Mauritius export, manufacturing sectors

05 november 2020 - 13:40:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius exports and manufacturing sectors have  declined by 33% from January to May 2020 and [...] Full text...

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Kenya energy firm offers lucrative discounts to motorcycle taxi operators

24 october 2020 - 00:26:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Friday launched a savings scheme allowing 1.4 million motorcycle taxi riders in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates World Standards Day

14 october 2020 - 12:02:25
Moka, Mauritius (PANA) - International standards play a significant role in climate change, which is an issue that requires solutions [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius to develop strategies to boost cooperative sector

26 september 2020 - 06:56:34
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will develop strategies to boost the cooperatives sector post COVID-19, the Government announced on Saturday. It [...] Full text...

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Senegalese President stresses urgency of modernizing country’s agriculture

24 september 2020 - 16:19:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, has stressed the urgency to intensify a sustained mechanization [...] Full text...

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EIB makes EUR 200 million available to Morocco

17 september 2020 - 11:20:17
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group (GCAM) on Wednesday signed [...] Full text...

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Scientists warn industrial agriculture behind outbreaks of deadly viruses

13 august 2020 - 02:38:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-induced lockdowns and disruptions have shown that industrial agriculture is driving habitat loss [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants to get out of EU tax haven blacklist

23 july 2020 - 13:33:29
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade minister, Mr Nandcoomar Bodha, on Thursday said [...] Full text...

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'Let's cooperate and invite everyone to fight for climate action', says UN Chief

05 july 2020 - 07:57:29
New York, US (PANA) - "The COVID-19 pandemic and climate emergency have both revealed the fragility of our societies and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Mauritius textile and apparel industry 'on its knees'

02 june 2020 - 11:42:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives, Mr Soomilduth Bholah, on Tuesday, said that [...] Full text...

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Kenya government, coastal counties seal fishermen income-boosting deal

27 may 2020 - 12:26:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives has signed an agreement with five Coastal county [...] Full text...

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AfDB trains 110 fashion, creative industry entrepreneurs

04 march 2020 - 19:37:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 100 entreprenuers from the fashion industry have completed an African Development Bank (AfDB) workshop on [...] Full text...

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EIB provides 10 million Euros credit for small farmers in Mali

26 february 2020 - 12:44:21
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a loan of ten million euros to Kafo Jiginew, [...] Full text...

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European Investment Bank holds Africa investment conference in Dakar

25 february 2020 - 11:45:13
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UN's specialised human settlement agency, UN-Habitat, will host the [...] Full text...

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President Nkurunziza claims credit for decline in Burundi's ethnic divisions

05 february 2020 - 12:37:19
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza is claiming credit for the decline of ethnic divisions in country since he [...] Full text...

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Burundi earned US$ 32 million in mineral exports in the second half of 2019

31 january 2020 - 16:51:32
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Export revenue from gold, columbantalite and rare earth minerals totaled US$ 32 million over the period [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Govt. takes over coffee sector from 4 unproductive private companies

30 january 2020 - 14:37:59
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Four private companies and corporate organizations have been evicted from the coffee sector for "insufficient yield", [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt. to introduce Climate change bill soon in Parliament

27 january 2020 - 15:09:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change Minister, Mr Kavydass Ramano, on Monday said [...] Full text...

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Burundi launches campaign on cashew cultivation

24 january 2020 - 08:01:52
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi on Thursday launched a campaign for the cultivation of cashew as a new cash crop [...] Full text...

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Arrest deemed "arbitrary" of a local press correspondent in Burundi

18 january 2020 - 19:41:37
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  The director of Radio "Isanganiro" (Carrefour des Idées), Sylvère Ntakarutimana, Saturday described as “arbitrary” the arrest [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector

10 january 2020 - 21:10:35
Paris, France (PANA)  -  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia Wednesday signed a financing deal of 305.7 [...] Full text...

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Survey shows Rwanda's largest business activity in formal sector is manufacturing

08 january 2020 - 15:57:56
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Rwanda's leading  business activity in the formal sector is manufacturing, employing around 15.9% of all workers, [...] Full text...

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Nkurunziza eludes issue of his succession in New Year message to Barundi

31 december 2019 - 18:52:06
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The traditional New Year's message to the nation by Burundi Head of State, Pierre Nkurunziza, has [...] Full text...

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Women represent 54 pct of members of Congo’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council

16 december 2019 - 22:59:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Clement Mouamba, Congolese prime minister, said here Monday the economic, social and environmental council (CESE) had [...] Full text...

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Burundi allocates US$14.9 million to national network of cooperative societies

13 december 2019 - 11:57:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Some US$14.9 million has been allocated to the national network of cooperative societies at the forefront [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso President hands over 400 tractors to farm producers

29 november 2019 - 15:40:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Friday presided over a ceremony  in Bobo-Dioulasso [...] Full text...

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Mauritius gets new government

12 november 2019 - 16:49:01
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet of 24 ministers following his [...] Full text...

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Floods hit several towns in southwestern Benin as Mono River overflows

16 october 2019 - 09:11:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The overflowing Mono River has caused a lot of damage in southwest Benin, local authorities of [...] Full text...

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Enough food being produced but hunger on the rise in parts of the world - UN

04 october 2019 - 07:57:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger is on the rise [...] Full text...

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Board dissolves Côte d'Ivoire's coffee, cocoa marketing company

03 october 2019 - 14:11:13
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Sifca Coop, a public limited company specialising in the purchase and marketing of coffee and [...] Full text...

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National days of cocoa open in Cote d'Ivoire

01 october 2019 - 13:25:40
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - 'Cote d'Ivoire is cocoa, cocoa is Côte d'Ivoire'  read the banner announcing the national cocoa [...] Full text...

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Mauritius sets up SME Observatory for data collection

30 september 2019 - 13:02:56
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – SME Mauritius, a government body, will soon set up an observatory to serve as the main repository of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: ANIDA farms changing people's lives (Feature) by NDAO Khadijanda

19 september 2019 - 22:39:52
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA)   -   Farms of the National Agency for Integration and Agricultural Development of Senegal (ANIDA) are changing the [...] Full text...

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Prisoners in Mauritius train to become entrepreneurs

19 september 2019 - 13:43:29
Melrose, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius Prison Service and SME Mauritius Ltd on Thursday launched a business plan for inmates, in [...] Full text...

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Gabon govt, Chinese investors to launch bio-ethanol production unit

16 september 2019 - 19:22:30
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese government and Chinese investors on Monday in Brazzaville announced the building of a production [...] Full text...

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Rwanda Forecasters predict moderate rains in next three months

10 september 2019 - 13:53:39
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Moderate rains mixed with violent winds which could lead to floods and landslides are expected in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches “Renewable Energy Roadmap 2030” for its electricity sector

21 august 2019 - 14:12:42
Ebene, Mauritius (PANA) – ene, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Energy and Public Utilities minister Ivan Collendavelloo on Tuesday launched the [...] Full text...

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African experts train Mauritians in leather craft skills

20 august 2019 - 15:16:03
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Experts from the Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) are conducting a five-day lather [...] Full text...

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Mali constructs milk processing plant

31 july 2019 - 11:59:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The foundation stone of a milk processing plant was laid on Tuesday in the industrial zone [...] Full text...

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FAO assists Togolese NGOs in development of agriculture

25 july 2019 - 05:36:56
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released more than 73 million CFAF to [...] Full text...

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Mauritian gov't launches Solar Photovoltaic Rebate Scheme for cooperative societies

12 july 2019 - 17:00:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Government on Friday launched a solar photovoltaic system, under the Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Rebate Scheme, [...] Full text...

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COMESA members urged to give own goods and services priority

21 june 2019 - 19:20:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have been asked to give [...] Full text...

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Congo to adopt Morocco’s model to promote craft industry

20 june 2019 - 23:24:40
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The director of promotion of Morocco’s social economy, Saloua Tajri, said here Thursday its solidarity economy [...] Full text...

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Bamako to host 2nd GSEF Africa political dialogue

23 april 2019 - 13:36:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – The Malian capital, Bamako, will 25-26 April, host the second Africa political dialogue of the Global [...] Full text...

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With enough access to finance women can transform Africa

17 april 2019 - 09:29:41
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Access to finance by women in Africa is critical if the continent is to attain the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius ensures economic empowerment of women through co-ops

01 april 2019 - 13:26:36
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Business and Cooperatives minister Soomilduth Bholah on Monday recalled that despite the fact that [...] Full text...

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Liberia, IFAD partner to improve smallholder farmers’ incomes and climate resilience

25 march 2019 - 15:48:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  About 10,000 cocoa smallholder producers in Liberia will benefit from a new US$47.6 million project that [...] Full text...

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Mauritius govt publishes new list of ministers

23 march 2019 - 10:44:39
Mauritius govt publishes new list of ministers     Port-Louis, Mauritius  (PANA) -  The Mauritian government on Saturday published a new list of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to make SME sector the backbone of a sustainable economy

21 march 2019 - 17:17:12
  Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-industry and food security Minister, Mahen Seeruttun, on Thursday said that the government, in its [...] Full text...

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Burundi: 70 pc of funds for the 2020 elections available

05 march 2019 - 20:17:09
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Undeiven by President r  its self-financing progrmme for the 2020 elections, Burundians have contributed 70% of [...] Full text...

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Rwandan scientists develop hybrid Irish potato seeds

26 january 2019 - 16:14:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A group of researchers from the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has unveiled five types of seeds [...] Full text...

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Italy grants US$ 479.881 to support rural workers in Mali's Kayes region

04 january 2019 - 12:07:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Italy, through its Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), is to give several associations in the Kayes [...] Full text...

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Three fairs open in Tripoli

29 november 2018 - 11:49:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three fairs opened in Tripoli on Wednesday to promote the importance of the products locally and [...] Full text...

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Alternative Learning and Skills Development Project launched in Tanzania (An AfDB Feature)

31 october 2018 - 12:57:15
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s alternative learning and skills development centers were constructed with African Development Fund (ADF) [...] Full text...

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Africa needs its young people to modernise its agricultural sectors - FAO Chief

26 october 2018 - 12:00:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Migration, both to urban areas and abroad, risks depriving African countries of the young people they [...] Full text...

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Investing in rural women and girls, ‘essential’ for everyone’s future: UN chief

16 october 2018 - 05:07:31
New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Day of Rural Women, on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on [...] Full text...

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AfDB boosts Cameroon livestock, fish farming with 84-million-euro loan

13 september 2018 - 16:00:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has extended a loan of 84 million euros to [...] Full text...

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FAO Director-General stresses the need to create more jobs for youth

20 august 2018 - 11:41:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Africa's young people are key to achieving the continent's sustainable development, but realising this great potential [...] Full text...

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Morocco making giant strides in electrification (An AfDB Feature)

30 july 2018 - 15:32:07
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has emerged as a pioneer in renewable energy in Africa, revolutionizing its energy sector to [...] Full text...

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Young people key actors in Africa's economic, social development - Meeting

25 july 2018 - 10:15:52
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Africa-EU Economic and Social Stakeholders' Network sees young people as key actors in Africa's economic [...] Full text...

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Water project in Cabo Verde saves communities, transforms livelihoods of women (An AfDB feature)

23 july 2018 - 18:02:45
Santiago Island, Cabo Verde (PANA) - A water irrigation and supply system, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has [...] Full text...

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International Day of Cooperatives sets stage for long-standing production, consumption

08 july 2018 - 06:34:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Each year on the first Saturday in July, the international community celebrates the International Day of [...] Full text...

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FAO touts cooperatives in growth of Africa's agriculture

01 june 2018 - 11:30:46
Utrecht, The Netherlands (PANA) - Africa boasts huge potential for social and economic development, with agribusiness poised to play a [...] Full text...

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Conference on green business development opens in Mauritius

10 may 2018 - 10:21:49
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah on Thursday again raised red flags about the [...] Full text...

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Kenyatta roots for intra-Africa trade

18 april 2018 - 15:16:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said intra-Africa trade is the only way the continent can [...] Full text...

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FAO supports Rwanda fisherwomen to support their families (A feature by FAO)

14 april 2018 - 06:57:10
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - “Women” and “fishing” are two words that would not have been used together in the same [...] Full text...

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FAO promotes aquaponics (A feature by FAO)

09 april 2018 - 11:30:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Aquaponics has become all the trend. The combination of aquaculture, the practice of fish farming, and [...] Full text...

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World Bank approves US$ 170m loan to boost livestock economy in Ethiopia

14 december 2017 - 18:23:52
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$170 million to [...] Full text...

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AfDB supports Namibia’s Agriculture Sector

05 december 2017 - 12:53:00
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is supporting Namibia’s Agriculture Sector with the approval of One [...] Full text...

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Political impasse hurting Kenyan economy, warn manufacturers

23 november 2017 - 12:38:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has called on Kenyan authorities to ensure that General Elections [...] Full text...

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Refugees can be a driver of development in Morocco, says UNHCR

26 october 2017 - 19:06:09
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - UNHCR’s protection chief, Volker Türk, has praised Morocco for its efforts to protect refugees, on a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD to grant Burundi US$ 24.9 million for rural finance inclusion

03 october 2017 - 15:21:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A total of 99,200 Burundian rural households in 17 provinces will benefit from a financial agreement [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: New official list of Mauritian cabinet ministers

18 september 2017 - 07:39:09
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Monday published a new list of cabinet ministers following the nomination of a new [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: USAID names countries under US global hunger, food security initiative

01 september 2017 - 08:48:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green has announced 12 target countries [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: SEFA approves US$ 1 million to develop mini-green energy networks in Burkina Faso

24 august 2017 - 12:50:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The African Sustainable Energy Fund (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved [...] Full text...

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Angola: Study wants reforms in Angola's education system

15 july 2017 - 05:57:31
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - A report on the role of the private sector in higher education and research has called [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO honours 10 for work to eradicate hunger, promote sustainable dev't

05 july 2017 - 19:31:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday honoured 10 organizations and individuals for their [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN marks International Day of Cooperatives

02 july 2017 - 06:49:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Cooperatives help to build inclusive economies and societies, and can help to eliminate poverty and reach [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius celebrates International Cooperative Day

01 july 2017 - 19:10:40
Reduit, Mauritius (PANA ) - Mauritius on Saturday marked International Cooperative Day at the University of Mauritius by a gathering [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: AfDB approves US$343,000 to enhance honey production in Rwanda

03 june 2017 - 07:55:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Organisation pour la Promotion de la Contribution [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Australia offers 'Aid for Trade Training' to SMEs in Indian Ocean States  

15 february 2017 - 11:19:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Australia on Tuesday launched a specialised “Aid for Trade Training Course” for SMEs in [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Panafrican Congress for Savings, Credit Associations of Africa opens in Kigali

24 october 2016 - 14:41:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The 17th annual Savings and Credit Associations of Africa (SACCA) Congress, one of the most important [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials urge governments to support cooperatives for sustainable future

02 july 2016 - 19:00:18
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials on Saturday urged governments to create an enabling environment for cooperatives to thrive [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius PM shuffles cabinet

26 may 2016 - 16:51:52
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth has appointed Pravind Jugnauth as new Minister of Finance [...] Full text...

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Morocco: IFAD's new country office signals strengthened partnership with Morocco

21 april 2016 - 16:25:44
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Moroccan government officials joined by UN and other donor representatives gathered Thursday to mark the inauguration [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari vows to halt power shortages, targets 10,000 megawatts of energy

22 march 2016 - 09:30:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to put a stop to the current power shortages, saying [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Prime Minister reshuffles Cabinet

15 march 2016 - 08:50:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Monday reshuffled his Cabinet and said he was henceforth [...] Full text...

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Italy: Ethiopian farmers need urgent assistance to feed country - FAO

07 march 2016 - 11:53:15
Italy, Rome (PANA) - Timely agricultural assistance for the upcoming rainy season is essential to help the drought-affected people of [...] Full text...

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Italy: 'Unleash full potential of community-based forestry' - FAO

24 february 2016 - 11:11:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Community-based forestry has shown itself to be a potent vehicle for promoting sustainable forest management, reducing [...] Full text...

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Italy: The potential of agricultural biotechnologies will assist family farmers - FAO Chief

15 february 2016 - 14:44:02
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Much more must be done to ensure that family farmers, especially those in developing countries, have [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Musical piracy dominates headlines in Mauritius

30 january 2016 - 15:29:41
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Musical piracy, whereby unscrupulous vendors copy the works of local artists and sell them to the [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO to hold symposium on agricultural biotechnologies

27 january 2016 - 11:51:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is hosting an international symposium on “The Role of [...] 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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Mauritius: Mauritius exhorts its entrepreneurs to go to Africa

19 november 2015 - 15:36:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah, on Thursday said that Africa represents an enormous [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu realigns, creates new ministries

18 september 2015 - 11:16:12
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambian President Edgar Lungu has split some ministries and created new ones in a move he [...] Full text...

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Italy: Sweden's "We Effect", FAO to support small-scale forest and farm producers

31 august 2015 - 12:34:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The FAO and the Swedish-based development cooperation organization, "We Effect", have agreed to work together to [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Detained Rwanda intelligence chief allowed to leave UK

10 august 2015 - 16:39:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda intelligence chief, Lt.-Gen. Karenzi Karake, who was put under house arrest in London by [...] Full text...

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FAO: Two initiatives in Niger, Senegal win FAO awards

06 july 2015 - 12:00:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Two Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects have earned awards in an EXPO 2015 competition aimed [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: International Cooperatives Day celebrated in Mauritius

04 july 2015 - 19:23:32
Réduit, Maurice (PANA) – Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah on Saturday said that the economic model based on [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says cooperatives valuable for sustainable development

04 july 2015 - 17:34:55
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday said cooperatives will play an "invaluable role" in the [...] Full text...

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Netherlands: Rabobank Foundation, FAO to expand partnership

23 june 2015 - 16:13:01
Utrecht, Netherlands (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Dutch Rabobank Foundation will scale up their collaboration [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rabobank Foundation, FAO expand partnership

22 june 2015 - 17:21:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Dutch Rabobank Foundation on Monday announced a [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Eastern, Southern African countries launch Free Trade Area

10 june 2015 - 21:07:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Heads of State and Government of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [...] 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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Mauritius: Mauritian cooperative societies urged to focus on exports

02 june 2015 - 18:27:54
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah has urged cooperative societies to focus on the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IFAD leadership visits Morocco to bolster poverty reduction efforts

15 may 2015 - 10:02:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A rural development project supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt lays emphasis on good governance for credit unions in Mauritius

14 may 2015 - 17:48:37
Phoenix, Mauritius (PANA - Credit unions in Mauritius were Thursday encouraged to embrace a new creed of good governance requirement [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Sugar farmers celebrate World Fair Trade Day

11 may 2015 - 11:24:35
Médine, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian sugar farmers, members of the Médine Cooperative Credit Society, on Sunday celebrated the World Fair [...] Full text...

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Italy: IFAD opens office in Rabat to fight poverty in Morocco

08 may 2015 - 16:20:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) –Morocco and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a host country agreement Friday in Rome [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda, Egypt sign MoU on scholarships

06 may 2015 - 21:13:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Egypt and Rwanda on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the North African [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda to export potato to Zambia, South Sudan

30 april 2015 - 20:25:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda plans to soon export potatoes to Zambia and South Sudan, the Rwandan Minister of Trade [...] Full text...

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UN: Ethiopian marmalade hits Italian store in Rome

22 april 2015 - 06:57:57
New York, US (PANA) - Ethiopian cactus pear marmalade jam has finally hit an Italian gourmet food store, Eataly in [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Minister bemoans lack of trade among African nations

26 march 2015 - 14:09:30
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Bemoaning the "lack of trade" between African countries, the Mauritian Business and Cooperatives Minister, Soomilduth Bholah, [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda set to generate US$400 million from mining sector by 2017

24 march 2015 - 21:33:25
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan government has embarked on attracting a large number of investors to the mining industry [...] Full text...

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UN: Ethiopian marmalade will soon hit shelves at Italian store

25 february 2015 - 20:23:21
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday said a partnership with the Italian [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Kikwete shuffles Tanzanian cabinet

24 january 2015 - 17:43:01
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete on Saturday shuffled his cabinet by switching portfolios of seven [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: World Bank grants Cameroon US$100 million loan for agric. projects

16 december 2014 - 14:27:00
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - The World Bank has granted Cameroon a loan of US$ 100 million (about FCFA 50 billion) [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: New PM announces cabinet

16 december 2014 - 07:31:39
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The New Mauritian Prime Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who took office Sunday following the victory of [...] Full text...

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Italy: WFO endorses the Rome Declaration on Nutrition

21 november 2014 - 10:31:20
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) on Thursday endorsed the Rome Declaration on Nutrition and the Framework [...] Full text...

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Kenya: US supports Kenya's Livestock sector

04 november 2014 - 12:55:04
Machakos, Kenya (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Kenya, Robert F. Godec, and Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Local dailies focus on 2015 general elections, other issues

25 october 2014 - 10:47:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As election year 2015 approaches, Tanzanians are agog at what it will bring as [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Govt’s funding for nutrition continues to be undesirably low, Civil Society charges

16 october 2014 - 07:18:37
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambia Civil Society Organisation Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance has bemoaned the meager budget allocation to [...] Full text...

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Kenya: China pledges US$50m in support of South South cooperation

15 october 2014 - 13:24:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China has announced a US$50 million donation to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to [...] Full text...

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US: AUC, US to foster cooperation on food security

04 august 2014 - 22:58:18
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the US government on Monday in Washington DC, reaffirmed [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: WFP moving from food aid to food assistance

16 may 2014 - 07:54:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced bold plans targeting millions of poor farmers with [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Canada contributes US$2.7m to integrate former Angolan refugees

09 april 2014 - 13:15:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Canada has announced a contribution of US$2.7 million to support Zambia, in partnership with the UN [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Addis optimistic over bid to join mining transparency initiative

17 march 2014 - 15:07:04
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian officials sounded optimistic Monday over an application to join the global transparency initiative aimed [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: 64 smallholder farmers benefit from AGRA Market Access Programme

06 march 2014 - 08:38:52
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - No fewer than 64 representatives of smallholder farmers from 8 districts across Rwanda will benefit from [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO calls for more investments in rural Africa

13 february 2014 - 19:13:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Labour Organisation (ILO) says rural development is key to Africa’s prosperity, yet [...] 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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Kenyan farmers, fish bodies seal deal to safeguard food security

20 november 2013 - 14:14:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Believing that fishing and agriculture work together to achieve food security and promote rural development, two [...] Full text...

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Key global farmers' bodies seal food security deal

20 november 2013 - 11:16:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Against the background that fishing and agriculture work together to achieve food security and promote rural [...] Full text...

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African Exchange Holdings delivers on new warehousing project in Nigeria

19 november 2013 - 11:51:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Assessing their new warehousing project, which enables Nigerian farmers, cooperatives and traders to safely store their [...] Full text...

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Ivorian, Tanzanian firms win grants from Agriculture Fast Track Fund

18 october 2013 - 18:09:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Two firms - the National Federation of Food Production Cooperatives (FENACOVICI) of Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania-based [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Rwanda turns to resilient crops to enhance food security

09 october 2013 - 21:00:58
Nyaruguru, Rwanda (PANA) - New crops that are more resilient to rising temperatures must be adopted by local communities in [...] Full text...

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AFEX, Nigerian govt. sign MOU on warehouse project for farmers

05 september 2013 - 12:30:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Pan African firm, African Exchange Holdings Company (AFEX), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) [...] 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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Italy gives FAO 6m euros for agric development, emergencies

06 june 2013 - 12:39:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Italy has announced it will contribute an additional 6 million euros to support the strategic priorities [...] Full text...

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FAO, Slow Food partner to bolster food production

15 may 2013 - 11:26:04
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the international Slow Food organization agreed Wednesday to develop [...] Full text...

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'How to translate Africa's economic growth to sustainable development'

10 may 2013 - 09:10:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Involving low-income communities in markets and businesses across Africa is essential for economic growth to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan waste management firm among Orange Africa Social Venture Prize winners

03 december 2012 - 14:18:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan waste management initiative, TAKACHAR, is one of the three winners of this year’s Orange [...] Full text...

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IIED report urges new development agenda for small-scale farming

01 december 2012 - 08:30:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A three-year study of the ways small-scale farmers operate in Africa, Asia and Latin [...] Full text...

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New FAO report focuses on investments in developing countries

13 november 2012 - 11:22:28
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International investments that give local farmers an active role and leave them in control of their [...] Full text...

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FAO chief suggests how poor farmers can gain access to markets, reduce poverty

31 october 2012 - 19:33:22
Rome, (PANA) - One of the only chances small-scale food producers can gain competitive access to local and global markets [...] Full text...

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South Africa, Zimbabwe boost ties

18 october 2012 - 11:44:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Despite the volatile political relationship between South Africa and Zimbabwe, the two countries are [...] Full text...

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Agricultural cooperatives critical to fight against hunger

16 october 2012 - 18:15:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Agricultural cooperatives, already enriching millions of small-scale farmers, could expand and make an even greater contribution [...] Full text...

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World Food Day ceremony scheduled for 16 October

13 october 2012 - 09:53:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The World Food Day will be celebrated on Tuesday, 16 October, 2012, the UN Food and [...] Full text...

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AGRF 2012 inspires action to scale up partnerships in African agriculture

29 september 2012 - 08:49:35
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Though African governments are often blamed by donor countries for failure to achieve expected returns from [...] 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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High-level forum seeks ways to beef up Africa’s food security

23 september 2012 - 11:57:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A number of African heads of state and chief executives of private business firms, [...] Full text...

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'Private sector can play key role in anti-hunger fight'

14 september 2012 - 21:28:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The fight against hunger can only be won in partnership between governments, civil society and farmer [...] Full text...

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EBRD, FAO call for concerted effort in fight against hunger

13 september 2012 - 18:09:01
Istanbul, Turkey (PANA) - The fight against hunger can only be won in partnership between governments, civil society and farmer [...] Full text...

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Tanzania to host forum on African Green Revolution

23 august 2012 - 14:25:10
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives, Christopher Chiza, and the President of the Alliance for [...] Full text...

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FAO, OIE move to control foot-and-mouth disease

27 june 2012 - 14:55:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are joining forces to combat foot-and-mouth [...] Full text...

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Nigerian farmers shun 189b naira agric facility

06 june 2012 - 10:12:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Only 37 billion naira out of the 189.294 billion naira which the Central Bank of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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FAO, Libya announce joint initiative to boost food security

18 may 2012 - 22:26:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Libya on Friday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...

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Libya, FAO renew commitment to agric development, food security

18 may 2012 - 09:51:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Libya and the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) have committed themselves to working together to [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian President swears in reconstituted cabinet

07 may 2012 - 10:46:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Monday swore in new ministers, deputy ministers and those [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports Liberian farmers with US$24.9m loan

11 january 2012 - 09:10:18
New York, US (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is providing a US$24.9 million loan to Liberia [...] Full text...

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Oxfam alerts on looming food crisis in West Africa

12 december 2011 - 14:26:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations [...] Full text...

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France Telecom-Orange awards African Social Venture Prizes to 3 African companies

10 november 2011 - 15:05:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - France Telecom-Orange Wednesday awarded its African Social Venture Prizes to three African companies, the French [...] Full text...

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UN launches International Year of Cooperatives

01 november 2011 - 16:38:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Tuesday launched the International Year of Cooperatives, with the General Assembly President, Nassir [...] Full text...

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Study shows need to make up for remittances for Nigerien returness, families

25 october 2011 - 12:09:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A survey conducted into the reintegration needs of thousands of migrants, who have returned to Niger [...] Full text...

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New government formed in Mauritius

06 august 2011 - 19:58:36
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Saturday named a 22-member government following the resignation of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian leader launches 2011/2012 crop year

21 june 2011 - 17:21:40
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Tuesday in Rosso (south), launched the 2011-2012 crop [...] Full text...

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