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Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

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Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

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Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

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Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

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New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

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New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

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Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Governors want bloom back into pyrethrum crop

Francis Mureithi 9 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

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Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

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Hot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

Caroline Wambui 11 Sep 2017

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Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

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Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

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14 Dec 2017

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Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

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With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

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Seed company rolls out maize variety for arid and semi-arid areas

Irene Mugo 1 Aug 2017

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MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

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Kennedy Senelwa 1 Mar 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers' profits heat up

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15 Feb 2017

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4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

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Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

Gerald Andae 2 Jun 2016

Simon Andys, founder of Premier Seeds, inspects basil in one of the greenhouses.

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New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

23 Mar 2016

Beehive fences in Kenya fend off elephants

Beehive fences in Kenya fend off elephants

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