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Trade and partnership development can make all the difference for a young agribusiness. That’s why the Global African Agribusiness Accelerator Platform (GAAAP) is holding a workshop that introduces key resources that youth involved in agriculture and agribusiness can access to become active in new or existing value chains and through development of trade linkages and…
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The National Peanut Board has compiled onto one webpage several interesting and attractive graphics the organization commissioned to explain how sustainable groundnuts can be. The graphics – which you can access here – stress how peanuts consume relatively little water, improve soil quality and can produce a crop even in irregular weather because of the…
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Agrilinks is holding a webinar showcasing the applied research of three Feed the Future Innovation Labs and their contributions to on-the-ground development impact. Leaders from the Feed the Future Innovation Labs for Nutrition, Soybean and Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss will present examples of how U.S. universities are leading the development of tools and innovations that…
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Join in the discussion beginning Wednesday, July 12 about youth engagement in agriculture in Africa. The forum, which will last a month, is sponsored by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), CGIAR Research Program on Livestock, the Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN), AgriProFocus, and ICCO Cooperation. Discussion will…
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IFDC, the International Fertilizer Development Center, has a training scheduled November 6-10 in Arusha, Tanzania. Policy makers and government officials, scientists, private-sector leaders (such as representatives of agro-dealer associations and regional farmers’ organizations), and others would benefit from the workshop. Sessions will cover:
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The World Food Prize announced this week that African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has won the prestigious World Food Prize for his work to boost yields and farm incomes. Recognizing how important, yet inaccessible, inputs are to African farmers, Adesina and the ADB launched a system of agro-dealerships that has spread across the continent.…
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PMIL scientist Bob Kemerait, a plant pathologist at the University of Georgia, recently wrote a personal column for Southeast Farm Press, explaining why he does work in Haiti. Anyone who knows Bob knows how much he likes to share stories and photos. But, he does a particularly good job in this piece introducing two children…
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