Africa’s Agriculture is looking good-FARA Boss
World Food Prize laureate and Executive Director of Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Professor Monty Jones discusses sundry agriculture issues affecting Africa with AfricaSTI Editor-in-Chief, Diran Onifade at the FARA headquarters in Accra, Ghana. AfricaSTI: Let us begin on an optimistic note. Commodity demand around the world is on an upsurge. What does this [...]
Ongoing research in Rwanda to introduce flesh orange sweet potatoes to enhance nutrient value of the staple crop as well as improve its ability to mature within a short time is exciting Rwandans.
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Alex Abutu Because of the situational challenges it faces, Africa is often described by many commentators as the dark continent, the hungry continent, the disease plagued continent among others derogatory appellations.. The stereotypes are further reinforced by statistics produced by global bodies such as the World Health Organisation and UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, which [...]
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A large scale back-to-the-village scheme has commenced in Benin with the intention of training at least 65 per cent of the country’s youths in agricultural innovation.
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Prof T.E.Simalenga has assumed office as the first Executive Director for the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA). Simalenga will direct all functions and activities of CCARDESA whose mandate is to improve food security in the SADC region by coordinating agricultural research and development and by promoting technology generation [...]
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Researchers have developed a new technique to identify hotspots of malaria parasite evolution and track the rise of malarial drug resistance, faster and more efficiently than ever before. A study published in Nature (June 13) said that the researchers found that Severe forms of malaria infection are caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is [...]
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