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United States Consumers Willing to Buy Clothing Made From Sustainably Grown U.S. Cotton
As the interest in environmentally responsible business practices grows globally, researchers are interested in how that interest translates into consumer sales. Researchers from the University of Missouri have found that United States consumers are more...
Community Based Agriculture And Rural Development Project of the African Development Bank Makes Donations to Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria
Agricultural inputs worth N15.2 million (about US$14,000) have been donated by the Community Based Agriculture and Rural Development Project of the African Development Bank (AfDB) to farmers in Adamawa State in northern Nigeria.
Nigerian Bank of Agriculture Dishes Out $200m Loans to Scale-up Farming
Nigeria’s Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has dedicated $200 million as loans for the refinancing of Micro Finance Banks (MFBs) to improve the capacity of the small-scale farmers and rural populace in the country.
Indian Government Offering Incentives to Sugarcane Farmers
The Indian Government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Sustainable Development of Sugarcane Based Cropping Systems Areas (SUBACS) under Macro Management Mode of Agriculture in major sugarcane growing States to increase production of sugarcane. How...
Farm Input Subsidy Programme in Malawi Receives Grants From European Countries
The governments of Ireland, United Kingdom (UK) and Norway have granted Malawi over MK 7.7 billion (US$46million) in support of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) for the 2011/2012 planting season.
Food Security Concern As Kenyan Farmers Switch From Maize to Coffee
The switch by many farmers in Kenya’s Rift Valley province from staple cereals to more profitable coffee is likely to increase the country’s dependence on grain imports and possibly affect food security, agricultural experts have warned.
Tanzanian Government to Spend $1.05b Implementing the Tanzania Agriculture And Food Security Plan
The Tanzanian government will spend $1.05 billion to implementation of the Tanzania Agriculture and Food Security Plan (TAFSIP) in the next five years, Minister for Agriculture Food Security and Cooperation, Professor Jumanne Magembe said on Thursday. How...
Bunda, a Constituent College of the University of Malawi to Implement Five-year Agricultural Project
Bunda, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, is among the three universities in East and Southern Africa to implement a five-year project of building capacity of its graduates and other agricultural institutions in order to foster change...
