Crowd sourcing yields relief funds for victims of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe

18 march 2019 - 05:19:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – An online crowd sourcing campaign has yielded US$6,275 in 23 hours and counting towards disaster relief [...] Full text...

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Fruits, vegetables export yields CFA F 4 billion in Togo in 2017

15 march 2019 - 18:42:50
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Togo earned CFA F 4.5 billion in 2017, according to a report from the National Institute [...] Full text...

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Titanium firm in Kenya uses corporate power to benefit farmers (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)

02 march 2019 - 10:26:15
Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – Esther Ngwadeta speaks highly of her newest trade. She managed a harvest of five kilograms of [...] Full text...

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World Bank injects US$50m to improve Southern Africa agriculture productivity

19 december 2018 - 18:19:48
Washington, US (PANA) - Efforts to improve agriculture productivity in Southern Africa got a boost following the World Bank Board [...] Full text...

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REDD initiative for Africa relaunched on the margins of COP 24

06 december 2018 - 17:55:27
Katowice, Poland (PANA) - On the fourth day of COP24 in Poland, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has reiterated its [...] Full text...

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Climate change, a vital challenge for Africa's economic growth (By Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent, Katowice)

05 december 2018 - 12:13:38
Katowice, Poland (PANA) - The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [...] Full text...

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Buhari says Nigeria remains committed to saving Lake Chad from extinction

03 december 2018 - 15:39:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Katowice, Poland, reaffirmed that Nigeria remains committed to saving [...] Full text...

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Half of Gambians perceive decrease in corruption over the past year

01 december 2018 - 16:48:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Almost half of Gambians believe the level of corruption in the country has decreased in the [...] Full text...

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AfDB investments transform Madagascar’s key rice regions

02 october 2018 - 13:36:01
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar’s three key rice farming regions have witnessed an unprecedented transformation, with yields per hectare virtually [...] Full text...

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AfDB seeks partnerships to lift 1 billion people out of hunger globally

26 september 2018 - 13:20:08
Indianapolis, US (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on global partners to join hands to lift one [...] Full text...

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Top African musicians to perform at Pan-African Dance Festival in Rwanda

26 july 2018 - 12:51:17
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least six African countries have confirmed their participation to the week-long 2018 Edition of the [...] 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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Nigeria's economic recovery 'remains challenging', says IMF

14 july 2018 - 17:40:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Although higher oil prices and short-term portfolio inflows have provided relief from external and fiscal pressures [...] 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 Food Price Index declines in June for the first time in 2018

06 july 2018 - 05:45:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International agricultural food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 2018, as trade [...] Full text...

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How partnerships are the way forward in tackling global challenges (Feature by FAO)

24 june 2018 - 04:34:47
Rome, Italy (PANA) - We can’t really talk about the planet’s most pressing environmental problems without talking about food systems. [...] Full text...

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On World Day to Combat Desertification, UN shines spotlight on ‘true value’ of land

18 june 2018 - 06:52:55
New York, US (PANA) - Land is not a limitless resource and ignoring its role in our everyday lives threatens [...] Full text...

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FAO lists actions to transforming food and agriculture

08 june 2018 - 05:55:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - To help policy makers and other development actors accelerate progress towards global promises to end poverty [...] Full text...

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Global tea consumption, production driven by robust demand in China, India - FAO

28 may 2018 - 11:15:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global tea consumption and production are projected to keep rising over the next decade, driven by [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$ 100 million for Nigerian company to double fertilizer production

18 may 2018 - 13:15:02
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$100 million loan for Nigerian firm, Indorama [...] Full text...

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IMF cautions Gambia on high debt risks

09 may 2018 - 17:58:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia’s economic recovery is gaining traction but the country’s debt vulnerabilities remain high, according to an [...] Full text...

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'Soil protection and conservation starts with us' (A feature by FAO)

06 may 2018 - 04:08:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human [...] Full text...

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FAO report sounds alarm on soil pollution

02 may 2018 - 13:54:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution poses a worrisome threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health, but far [...] Full text...

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Global body adopts new measures to stop the spread of plant pests

18 april 2018 - 11:50:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The body charged with keeping global trade in plants and plant products safe has adopted several [...] Full text...

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Agriculture remains key to Somalia’s economic growth, poverty reduction - Report

28 march 2018 - 16:35:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released on Wednesday a new joint [...] Full text...

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Out of recession Nigeria looks beyond oil

17 march 2018 - 11:00:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s economy is exiting a painful recession, but policy implementation needs to move quickly and comprehensively [...] Full text...

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Conflicts, weather patterns strain food security - FAO

05 march 2018 - 16:16:09
Rome, Italy (PANA) - High levels of food insecurity persist in the world, due largely to conflicts and to adverse [...] Full text...

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FAO says dairy, cereals push food prices up in February

01 march 2018 - 10:10:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Rising world prices for staple grains and dairy products more than offset lower prices for vegetable [...] Full text...

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African Green Revolution project targets 1.2 million farmers in West Africa

27 february 2018 - 16:19:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 1.2 million small-scale farmers in Burkina Faso and Ghana, are set to benefit from [...] Full text...

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Dry weather, high temperatures likely to reduce harvests in Southern Africa - FAO warns

27 february 2018 - 10:54:32
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poor rains and hot temperatures triggered water stress and adversely affected crop development in several areas [...] Full text...

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New UN agency projects to boost farming practices, improve farm animal health

30 december 2017 - 04:30:16
Vienna, Austria (PANA) – People around the world, especially poor farmers in developing Asian countries, will benefit through the use [...] Full text...

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‘Exiting recession not enough factor for Nigeria’s recovery’ – IMF team

22 december 2017 - 17:12:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria is exiting the recession but the economy remains vulnerable, a senior official of the International [...] Full text...

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FAO hails UN resolutions honouring family farmers, bees, camelids, fisheries

21 december 2017 - 09:48:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed the UN's decision to create a decade [...] Full text...

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Gambian farmers adapt to climate change with new irrigation strategies (An FAO Feature)

17 december 2017 - 08:43:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Agriculture has a large role to play in reducing poverty in The Gambia. About 30 percent [...] Full text...

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UN chief spotlights power of universal health coverage to unlock economic growth

14 december 2017 - 21:14:18
Tokyo, Japan (PANA) – Health is everyone's right and a driver of economic development, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index declines in November amid cereals boom

07 december 2017 - 10:58:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices declined marginally in November, as lower dairy prices offset a sharp increase in [...] Full text...

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UN roots for enhanced gender equality in agriculture in Rwanda

13 november 2017 - 11:30:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - UN agencies will avail financial resources and technical expertise to the Rwandan government in a move [...] Full text...

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FAO says world’s food import bill is rising despite large production and robust supply

09 november 2017 - 12:39:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - While food commodity prices have been generally stable, the cost of importing food is set to [...] Full text...

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Climate-smart agriculture practices help smallholders deal with threats to African agriculture

28 october 2017 - 07:26:09
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rising temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events are expected to [...] Full text...

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Italy: Bioversity Int'l launches 1st scientific review of agrobiodiversity’s untapped potential

26 september 2017 - 14:46:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Investments in agrobiodiversity play a critical yet overlooked role in tackling wider global targets such as [...] Full text...

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US: ‘Only 15 countries have 3 essential policies that support families with young children’

21 september 2017 - 09:33:08
New York, US (PANA) - Only 15 countries worldwide have three basic national policies that help guarantee the time and [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO to promote wider use of neglected and underutilized crops in Africa

29 august 2017 - 07:10:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Crops that have been forgotten over the last century are being rediscovered. Scientists and policymakers are [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: IMF team says Nigeria’s economic situation remains challenging

02 august 2017 - 16:53:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Despite some signs of relief in the first half of 2017, Nigeria’s economic backdrop remains challenging, [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO issues alert over third consecutive failed rainy season in East Africa

14 july 2017 - 08:58:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poor rains across East Africa have worsened hunger and left crops scorched, pastures dry and thousands [...] Full text...

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France: OECD, FAO see slower growth in demand keeping world food prices low

10 july 2017 - 11:39:19
Paris, France (PANA) - Global food commodity prices are projected to remain low over the next decade compared to previous [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB President, Adesina, wins 2017 World Food Prize

28 june 2017 - 13:11:14
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For helping Africa get it right in agriculture and making it a key player of [...] Full text...

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US: Global narcotics market 'thriving' – UN

22 june 2017 - 19:40:50
New York, US (PANA) – Of the quarter of a billion people who used drugs in 2015, about 29.5 million [...] Full text...

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US: Help preserve land – our 'home and future' – UN

17 june 2017 - 14:02:38
New York, US (PANA) – With hundreds of millions of people around the globe directly affected by desertification – the [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB’s agriculture interventions in 2016 benefit 5.6m people - Report

08 june 2017 - 16:23:23
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Effort by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade Africa’s agriculture sector is yielding good [...] Full text...

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Scotland: Scientists seek drought-resistant chickpea to benefit poor farmers

29 may 2017 - 12:03:46
Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Scientists are seeking to develop chickpeas that can flourish in dry climates, to help African farmers [...] Full text...

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India: 'The time for Africa is now – we can’t slow down, we must quicken the pace' - Adesina

23 may 2017 - 05:25:52
Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - "India is the perfect place for the African Development Bank (AfDB) to focus on the transformative [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Mugabe donates 300 cattle to AUF for auctioning

17 may 2017 - 13:49:14
Gweru, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The African Union Foundation (AUF), the institution charged with promoting domestic resource mobilisation for African development, [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB, African heads of state to discuss youth in agriculture

06 may 2017 - 12:38:53
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is planning to bring African heads of state together to [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO Food Price Index dips again in April, led by sugar and vegetable oils

04 may 2017 - 09:44:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices fell in April amid expectations of ongoing robust supplies of many key [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO says global food prices down in March

06 april 2017 - 10:33:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices monitored by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fell in March amid large [...] Full text...

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Zambia: IMF welcomes Zambia's fiscal consolidation plan

24 march 2017 - 19:54:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Realization of Zambia’s enormous potential for achieving and sustaining high inclusive growth over the medium term [...] Full text...

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Egypt: FAO says water scarcity in North Africa needs 'urgent, massive response'

09 march 2017 - 16:43:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Access to water is a fundamental need for food security, human health and agriculture, and its [...] Full text...

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UAE: 'Make food systems climate resilient now or ...' - FAO warns

13 february 2017 - 21:06:28
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Failure to act now to make food systems more resilient to climate change will seriously compromise [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia’s aquaculture on path of sustainable development, says AfDB

04 february 2017 - 11:33:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says The Food and Agriculture Sector [...] Full text...

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Italy: Cereals prices rise despite improved supplies - FAO

02 february 2017 - 10:34:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index rose notably in January, led by sugar and cereals, even as [...] Full text...

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Germany: FAO boss calls for more support to family farmers

23 january 2017 - 13:23:12
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - In an era in which challenges like climate change and natural resource scarcity are making agriculture [...] Full text...

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Uganda: IMF says Uganda's economy doing well in complex environment

11 january 2017 - 13:05:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Enhancing public investment management is essential for Uganda to achieve the desired growth dividend from infrastructure [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African Development Bank set for greater development impacts in 2017

30 december 2016 - 15:13:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Reflecting on 2016 as a transformative year in its operations, the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO chief says women hold key to attaining zero-hunger

16 december 2016 - 13:46:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Achieving gender equality and empowering women is not only the right thing to do but also [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Population growth in sub-Sahara Africa to triple cereal demand by 2050

15 december 2016 - 19:02:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Although several studies have shown the global increase in food demand by 2050 can [...] Full text...

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UN: Inaugural UN World Data Forum to hold in Cape Town in January

07 december 2016 - 16:18:54
New York, US (PANA) - More than 1,000 data leaders from government, business, science and civil society are expected to [...] Full text...

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Mexico: Countries urged to prioritise protection of pollinators for food security

07 december 2016 - 08:33:08
Cancun, Mexico (PANA) - Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are increasingly under threat from human activities and countries must transform [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy tasks UN Security Council on Libyan Political Agreement

06 december 2016 - 22:33:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN envoy in Libya, Mr. Martin Kobler on Tuesday said that while there has been [...] Full text...

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Uganda: IMF urges Uganda to improve lives of all citizens

26 october 2016 - 18:48:23
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Acknowledging Uganda's good economic performance in a complex environment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Malagasy named winner of Anzisha Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship

26 october 2016 - 14:30:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, 22-year-old agriculture entrepreneur from Madagascar was Wednesday declared winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Grand [...] Full text...

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Italy: Agriculture has big role to play in curbing greenhouse gas emissions - FAO

17 october 2016 - 12:09:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The pledge to eradicate hunger and poverty must go hand in hand with rapid transformations of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Kenyan farmers demand investment in ecological farming

11 october 2016 - 14:40:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Some 30 smallholder farmers in Kenya Tuesday embarked on a four-day resilience journey across different counties [...] Full text...

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US: Emerging markets well prepared for US Fed rate increase

09 october 2016 - 15:58:50
Washington D.C., US (PANA) - Emerging market countries are well prepared to handle any fallout from a Federal Reserve interest [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says seed distributions in Ethiopia boost crop yields

07 october 2016 - 18:02:51
New York, US (PANA) - Ethiopia is about to complete one of the largest and most successful seed distribution campaigns [...] Full text...

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US: Low growth, interest rates impact financial stability - IMF report

05 october 2016 - 19:29:38
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Financial stability risks that were bright on the radar screen six months ago—including Brexit and [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO boss stresses the role of trade in ensuring global food security

03 october 2016 - 11:37:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Declining prices could thwart international efforts to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty unless steps are taken [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Sustainanble mechanization key to bolstering sub-Saharan Africa agric

29 september 2016 - 10:52:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Feeding the burgeoning world population will require significant improvements in agricultural productivity, above all in Africa, [...] Full text...

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Italy: USAID funding looks to spark 'new era' in agricultural data collection

07 september 2016 - 10:32:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says global food prices rose in June

07 july 2016 - 13:37:21
New York, US (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose 4.2 per cent in June, their steepest monthly increase of [...] Full text...

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UN: El Nino affecting 26.5 million children in Eastern, Southern Africa - UNICEF

27 june 2016 - 16:14:11
New York, US (PANA) - One of the strongest El Nino events ever recorded has placed the lives of 26.5 [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO study identifies small fish with a big role to play in feeding Africa's drylands

14 june 2016 - 13:55:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Small, fast growing wild fish could be crucial allies in the race to end hunger in [...] Full text...

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US: IATA says global air transport profits improves

03 june 2016 - 16:05:39
New York, US (PANA) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revised its 2016 financial outlook for global air [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO announces 'new hope' for multi-drug resistant TB patients

12 may 2016 - 15:51:03
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced new recommendations, which aim to speed up detection [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says palm oil pushes global food prices up in April

05 may 2016 - 16:00:36
New York, US (PANA) - Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking a third consecutive monthly [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: China trip yields over US$ 6 billion foreign investments for Nigeria, says Buhari

16 april 2016 - 10:00:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday expressed satisfaction that his just-concluded one-week official trip to China [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF, World Bank urge greater investment in early childhood development

15 april 2016 - 16:38:00
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank Group have jointly urged global and [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO Food Price Index up slightly in March

07 april 2016 - 11:25:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - World cereal production in 2016 is set to amount to 2,521 million tonnes, just 0.2 percent [...] Full text...

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Uganda: Infrastructure investment boosts Uganda's economic performance

07 april 2016 - 11:23:45
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Supported by the scaling up of infrastructure investment, Uganda’s economy has continued to perform well in [...] Full text...

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Italy: Experts discuss to fight insects, bacteria that infest plants, food

05 april 2016 - 12:11:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - International experts have gathered at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to focus on the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'Africa must leapfrog to green industrial development' - ECA report

04 april 2016 - 10:27:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Greening industrialization provides Africa an opportunity to achieve the type of structural transformation that [...] Full text...

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Italy: Bees can help boost food security of two billion small farmers at no cost – UN

19 february 2016 - 22:07:34
Rome, Ital (PANA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday highlighted the publication of a new [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF warns on El Nino's impact on children in eastern, southern Africa

17 february 2016 - 15:24:10
New York, US (PANA) - Across eastern and southern Africa, millions of children are at risk from malnutrition, hunger, water [...] Full text...

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UN: El Nino causes lowest rainfall in Southern Africa - WFP

10 february 2016 - 15:37:22
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday in its latest report said El Nino [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU earmarks financing breakthrough to advance democracy

05 february 2016 - 09:44:38
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries would now be required to choose the specific taxation options they prefer to [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO urges broader adoption of its Save and Grow paradigm for sustainable agriculture

18 january 2016 - 11:17:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new FAO book out on Monday takes a close look at how the world's major [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies collaborate to help Sudan mitigate climate change

21 december 2015 - 19:11:26
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agencies on Monday announced a cooperation agreement to help Sudan manage its natural [...] Full text...

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UN: UN emergency fund supports millions in countries affected by El Nino

02 december 2015 - 20:07:42
New York, US (PANA) - Following the devastating impact of El Nino, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO issues guidelines on conservation and use of genetic resources for food and agric

24 november 2015 - 11:32:38
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, the UN Food and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU wants Paris climate deal to cover agricultural support

20 october 2015 - 17:30:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Global agreement on how to deal with climate change must be extended to cover the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: EU boosts forestry conservation efforts in Kenya

25 september 2015 - 18:58:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Villagers from the larger Nakuru County in central Kenya, are fighting the adverse effects of climate [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana signs US$1.8 billion loan to buy cocoa

17 september 2015 - 22:51:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - State-owned Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Thursday signed a US$1.8 billion syndicated loan in Paris with [...] Full text...

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UN: Eight countries to sharpen long-term climate change adaptation strategies

01 september 2015 - 19:11:22
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN programme, funded by Germany, will help eight developing countries revamp and strengthen [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD to finance cereals productions in Kenya

28 august 2015 - 11:18:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed an agreement to finance the [...] Full text...

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OECD/FAO: Lower agric products prices predicted

02 july 2015 - 11:31:05
Paris, France (PANA) - Strong crop yields, higher productivity and slower growth in global demand should contribute to a gradual [...] Full text...

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FAO: Regional integration, high road to agric growth in West Africa - Report

02 july 2015 - 10:56:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - West Africa has unprecedented opportunities for agricultural growth, but making the most of them will require [...] Full text...

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UN: New FAO report projects steady decline in food prices over next decade

01 july 2015 - 15:53:23
New York, US (PANA) - Real prices for global agricultural products will continue their gradual decline over the coming decade [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambia bank 'makes profit despite challenges'

27 june 2015 - 20:07:33
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Board chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Gambia Limited, Momodou B.A. Senghore, says the bank [...] 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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UN: New ILO report says bulk of world’s rural populations lack healthcare access

27 april 2015 - 19:58:47
New York, US (PANA) - The majority of the world’s rural populations continue to live and work without essential healthcare [...] Full text...

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US: African finance ministers attend 5th Capital Markets Summit

16 april 2015 - 20:10:12
Washington US (PANA) – Finance Ministers from Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon and Nigeria are taking part in a Capital Markets Summit [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF encourages reforms to safeguard progress in Seychelles

26 march 2015 - 19:29:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission Thursday concluded a two-week visit to Seychelles [...] Full text...

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Japan: Agriculture bears major brunt of disaster impacts, says FAO

17 march 2015 - 12:22:12
Sendai, Japan (PANA) - Nearly a quarter of damages caused by natural disasters on the developing world are borne by [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: Experts discuss global measures to keep plant pests at bay

16 march 2015 - 13:58:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - How to prevent insects, bacteria, viruses and weeds from infesting fruit, vegetable and other plant and [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Govt seeks US$16m to avert flood-induced food crisis

09 march 2015 - 12:57:48
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi is seeking at least US$16 million to help farmers replant food crops after several thousands [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF Board approves US$688.3m precautionary arrangements for Kenya

03 february 2015 - 08:05:10
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved two precautionary, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Evaluation of IFAD programme points to major strides but...

29 january 2015 - 13:50:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Targeted investments in Tanzanian agriculture contributed to increasing yields for crops such as paddy, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Malawi farmers need help after flooding - FAO

28 january 2015 - 12:29:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Farmers in southern Malawi urgently need seeds and livestock after intense flooding destroyed their fields and [...] Full text...

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UN: Security Council urges UN member states to strengthen efforts against piracy

12 november 2014 - 19:00:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council Wednesday reaffirmed its condemnation of all acts of piracy and robbery [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Family farmers key to eradicating hunger, says FAO

16 october 2014 - 12:46:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nine out of 10 of the world's 570 million farms are managed by families, making the [...] Full text...

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UN: Ebola crisis affects every aspect of lives in Guinea - UN warns

09 october 2014 - 22:23:49
New York, US (PANA) - Urgent support is needed to avert an "economic meltdown" in Guinea, where the Ebola crisis [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzanian dailies highlight foreign investments, agriculture

16 august 2014 - 08:56:46
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Making Tanzania more attractive to foreign investors, finding markets for farm produce and advancing [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Africa to experience faster economic growth by 2040 - Report

14 august 2014 - 12:42:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Driven by Africa’s unparalleled demographic edge or demographic dividend, environmental experts are increasingly recognising [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Economics, health issues reported in Ghana media

09 august 2014 - 08:35:20
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The directive of President John Dramani Mahama to his economic management team to open talks with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: With the right investments, Nigeria can become world's leading economy (News Analysis by Abdul Babalola)

25 july 2014 - 10:40:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With the right reforms and investments, Nigeria, currently the largest economy in Africa, can become one [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Russian firm signs US$60 million oil exploration deal with Ethiopia

22 july 2014 - 16:04:12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Russian firm, GPB Global Resources, has signed a deal with the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines to undertake [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Sacking of MD threatens huge investment project in central Sudan

16 july 2014 - 15:32:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A dispute has erupted between the Sudanese Authorities and Arab shareholders over the management of Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Scientists develop new Vitamin A cassava varieties

13 july 2014 - 19:24:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Three newly improved Vitamin A cassava varieties with yellow roots, aimed at tackling the problem [...] Full text...

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US: FAO highlights 'climate-smart' approach to enhance rural renewal

07 june 2014 - 15:26:06
New York, US (PANA) - As the global farming community continues to curb climate change and food insecurity, the UN [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: FAO publication highlights success stories in "climate-smart agriculture"

06 june 2014 - 15:03:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Shifting world agriculture to a "climate-smart" approach will not only help prevent future food security crises [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: LDC Group calls for urgent action to limit global temperature increases

03 june 2014 - 18:19:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Calling for urgent action to save the world’s poorest, the Chair of the Least [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Dalasi weakens against US dollar

13 may 2014 - 22:18:39
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - For the 12 months ending March 2014, the Gambian currency, the Dalasi, depreciated by 12% against [...] Full text...

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Gambia: 'Knowledge about weather, climate is crucial'

13 may 2014 - 21:26:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Advance knowledge about the weather and climate is crucial to all sectors, in particular for agriculture [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Start ups dominate African seed industry - Report

08 may 2014 - 09:23:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Locally-owned African seed companies participating in a programme to offer high-yield crop varieties to smallholder farmers [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Plunder of timber, fisheries holding Africa back - Report

08 may 2014 - 09:15:21
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Africa’s rich natural resources offer a unique opportunity for a breakthrough in improving the lives of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. to establish agro-meteorological stations

15 april 2014 - 16:41:53
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – To mitigate the effects of climate change on Nigeria’s agricultural sector, the Minister of Agriculture and [...] Full text...

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Somalia: New initiative enables Somali farmers to produce high-quality food

07 march 2014 - 14:01:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - For the first time, Somali farmers are turning themselves into suppliers of high-quality food assistance [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: 'New tools could revolutionize pesticide management in West Africa'

17 february 2014 - 18:53:28
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Field schools that train farmers in alternative methods of pest control have succeeded in nearly eliminating [...] Full text...

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FAO urges West Africa to bolster agric sector

18 december 2013 - 15:56:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Boosting productivity, fostering competitiveness and ensuring that small-scale farmers have greater access to markets are key [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council reaffirms call to fight piracy, armed robbery at sea

19 november 2013 - 07:00:58
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has reiterated its calls on the international community to fight piracy [...] Full text...

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WB: Climate action brings big benefits to human health

04 november 2013 - 00:10:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Fast action to cut common pollutants like soot (also known as black carbon) and [...] Full text...

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UN report says pirates in Somalia made over US$400 million in ransom

02 november 2013 - 07:49:58
New York, US (PANA) – A UN-backed report says pirates off the coast of Somalia and the Horn of Africa [...] 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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New report says climate change ''getting worse''

27 september 2013 - 18:34:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A new expert report, released for signing by governments Friday in Stockholm, Sweden, says climate change [...] Full text...

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'Southern Africa could be hardest hit by rising temperatures'

04 september 2013 - 15:40:51
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Southern Africa could be the hardest hit by rising temperatures from climate change, leaving many to [...] Full text...

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AGRA launches Africa Agriculture Status Report

04 september 2013 - 09:30:37
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Wednesday launched its inaugural report on the [...] Full text...

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Participants say healthy ecosystems can help avoid food insecurity in Africa

27 august 2013 - 16:26:11
New York, US (PANA) – Participants in a UN-backed conference said strengthening ecosystems is key to helping local farmers in [...] Full text...

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IFC to invest US$6m in Nigerian firm

26 august 2013 - 09:28:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A member of the World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC), has announced that it will [...] Full text...

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Obama says Washington’s aid makes difference in Tanzanian lives

01 july 2013 - 16:34:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – US President Barack Obama, on his first visit to Tanzania, said here Monday he [...] Full text...

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Poverty reduction: UN report calls for investment in small-scale farmers

04 june 2013 - 21:02:38
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in a [...] Full text...

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TICAD V to discuss empowerment of African women

31 may 2013 - 13:53:31
New York, US (PANA) - The importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women in driving development in Africa [...] Full text...

thread Gender

Small farmers risk exclusion from biofuels certification schemes - FAO

26 february 2013 - 18:06:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The way certification schemes for biofuels are structured makes it difficult for smallholder producers and many [...] Full text...

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Tanzania posts surplus in balance of payments as traditional exports rise

14 february 2013 - 09:23:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania recorded a surplus of US$327.3 million in its overall balance of payments, compared [...] Full text...

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IITA’s cassava varieties, prospects for tackling famine in Africa

10 december 2012 - 16:47:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), based in Ibadan, South West Nigeria, has developed improved [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: High expectations from Doha Conference (Feature)

17 november 2012 - 16:51:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Ahead of the 18th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia hosts conference on Africa Day food, nutrition security

31 october 2012 - 15:01:19
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants from Africa and beyond are gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a conference to [...] Full text...

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AGRF honours African leaders for developing continent's agric economy

28 september 2012 - 16:51:08
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Leaders and visionaries who promote a Green Revolution in Africa were honoured Thursday night at the [...] Full text...

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Capacity building for African farmers key to transforming agric industry

28 september 2012 - 12:45:01
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Training of extension agents and building the capacity of young farmers is the real challenge facing [...] Full text...

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Kikwete calls for affordable credit to traditional farmers in Africa

27 september 2012 - 11:48:09
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete Thursday made a case for traditional African farmers, saying to prevent them [...] 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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Locally controlled forestry: Guide to mutually-beneficial results

24 september 2012 - 06:25:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The most detailed discussions to date between investors and forest rights-holders have resulted in [...] Full text...

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Cameroon partners with IITA to improve agric

21 september 2012 - 11:08:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The government of Cameroon and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have agreed to collaborate [...] Full text...

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Raid on Boko Haram Commander's house yields fruit

03 september 2012 - 17:19:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian military said on Monday it discovered a treasure trove of information and weapons following [...] Full text...

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'Farmer-led irrigation schemes could transform food security in sub-Saharan Africa'

31 august 2012 - 09:45:30
Stockholm, Sweden, (PANA) - A new study has found that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers from food [...] Full text...

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Greener cities crucial to African food security, says FAO

30 august 2012 - 16:30:10
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Africa's urban population is growing faster than that of any other region, but many of its [...] 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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African Water Facility grant for Kenyan pastoralists

09 august 2012 - 18:02:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - An estimated 150,000 people from pastoral communities, including students and teachers from six schools based in [...] Full text...

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IFAD addresses drought in Kenya's coastal region

24 may 2012 - 18:21:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a loan of US$ 33 million to [...] Full text...

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AGRA to help implement new G8 Global Partnership Initiative on Food Security

23 may 2012 - 13:52:46
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has been given a key role [...] Full text...

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AGRA to help implement new G8 Global partnership initiative on food security

22 may 2012 - 14:29:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has been given a key role in [...] Full text...

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IITA gets US$7 million from Bill & Melinda Gates foundation

22 april 2012 - 16:06:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given US$7 million to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture [...] Full text...

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New push to boost Africa's investment in science, technology

02 april 2012 - 07:21:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new effort is being made to boost Africa’s investments in science and technology, amid fresh [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to invest in science and technology to improve agriculture

27 march 2012 - 21:04:49
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African countries must invest in science and technology if they want to improve the agriculture sector, [...] Full text...

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Journalists urged to spearhead Africa's development agenda

27 march 2012 - 13:56:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African journalists have been urged to spearhead the continent's development agenda, especially as it relates [...] Full text...

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Near-record wheat production expected this year - FAO

09 march 2012 - 19:02:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO has predicted that 2012 world wheat production will be the second highest on record [...] Full text...

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Near-record wheat production expected in 2012 - FAO

08 march 2012 - 10:56:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Thursday forecast that 2012 world wheat production will be the [...] Full text...

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Migiro calls for systematic strategies to empower women in rural areas

28 february 2012 - 16:24:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro on Tuesday called for systematic and comprehensive strategies to empower [...] Full text...

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FAO appeals for urgent food assistance to Sudan

08 february 2012 - 09:48:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has appealed to donor nations, humanitarian agencies and [...] Full text...

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FAO to boost crop yields in Mozambique

28 december 2011 - 19:18:35
New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday said it is introducing a new initiative [...] Full text...

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Africa faces grim food prospects in next 10 years

07 december 2011 - 14:21:01
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - New research has revealed that Africa will face significantly lower crop yields in the [...] Full text...

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Land, water degradation, scarcity threaten food security - FAO

01 december 2011 - 17:01:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Widespread degradation and deepening scarcity of land and water resources have placed a number of key [...] Full text...

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FAO report highlights threats to global food production

29 november 2011 - 18:19:35
New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report that global food production was [...] Full text...

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'World grain production down'

29 november 2011 - 16:05:36
Washington, D.C., U.S. (PANA) - World grain production fell, exacerbating a global food situation already plagued by rising prices, according [...] Full text...

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'Weak support for extension services hamper efforts to fight hunger, poverty'

18 november 2011 - 13:56:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Efforts to fight hunger and rural poverty, backed by billions of dollars, are being hampered by [...] Full text...

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Nigeria rakes in 65b naira from sovereign bonds’ sale

18 november 2011 - 09:21:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has realised 65 billion naira from its sale of 10-year sovereign bonds, at yields 150 [...] Full text...

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Kenyan university dons join pay strike

09 november 2011 - 17:56:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan public university lecturers went on strike Wednesday to demand salary raise of between 30 and [...] Full text...

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'Africa can generate clean energy to lift millions out of poverty'

09 november 2011 - 13:57:49
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sub-Saharan Africa has massive potential to generate clean energy that could help lift hundreds [...] Full text...

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IFAD grants Mauritania US$ 17.9 million

04 november 2011 - 15:38:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Thursday granted Mauritania a loan of US$ 8.95 [...] Full text...

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Forests, potential solution to fight against hunger, says FAO

26 october 2011 - 19:50:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The role of forests in providing timber and other wood products must not overshadow their important [...] Full text...

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Experts lament low increase in cereal yields in ECOWAS

21 october 2011 - 15:31:01
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Experts, at their opening meeting here Thursday, to prepare the common position of Africa in [...] Full text...

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African Green Revolution ignores downside of intensive farming

13 october 2011 - 12:32:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Lessons learned from Asia’s Green Revolution about the damage which intensive farming can cause [...] Full text...

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Africa must face up to climate change if it is to develop its agriculture

14 september 2011 - 21:36:10
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and African leaders are working in concert to [...] Full text...

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FAO, African leaders to fight climate change with "Climate-smart agriculture"

14 september 2011 - 16:17:15
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and African leaders are working together to quickly [...] Full text...

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Burundi's main agricultural season sees good harvests - Report

09 august 2011 - 22:13:10
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's main agricultural season for 2011has seen a 3% rise in production compared with 2010. However, this [...] Full text...

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UN/EU-backed investment for Togolese poor farmers yields good returns

04 august 2011 - 14:31:26
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-European Union (EU) initiative to help Togo cope with high food prices and bad [...] Full text...

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Researchers target high yields from Nigeria’s major staples

23 july 2011 - 12:51:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is funding a project that will enable scientists at the International [...] Full text...

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Annan warns hunger could become permanent disaster

26 june 2011 - 21:10:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who chairs the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, [...] Full text...

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'Urban horticulture in DRC reaps US$ 400m for small growers'

10 june 2011 - 20:19:46
Rome, Italy (PANA) - An urban horticulture programme, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the five main [...] Full text...

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Climate change will affect water for farming, warns FAO

09 june 2011 - 17:12:02
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Climate change will have major impacts on the availability of water for growing food and on [...] Full text...

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'World food prices set to remain high'

07 june 2011 - 13:32:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - High and volatile agricultural commodity prices are likely to prevail for the rest of 2011 and [...] Full text...

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Climate change: Disaster looms for Africa, India if...

03 june 2011 - 09:33:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new study obtained by PANA here Friday has matched future climate change “hotspots” with regions [...] Full text...

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