Somalia: Banana Export Company Launched in Mogadishu
Mogadishu – In a further sign of return of hope and booming trade in a city not long time dubbed the world’s most dangerous city, a banana export company has been launched in Mogadishu Somalia’s capital city today.
The founders of the new company, Fruit Som say that their plan is to be an umbrella for all Somali farmers so that it can export Somalia’s banana to the outside world.
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More Than One Million Tons of Agricultural Goods Produced in Uije
UÃÂge – At least 1.615.240 tons of products were cultivated during the 2011/2012 season in northern Uije province by 1,400 peasants.
This was announced on Tuesday here by the director of Agrarian Development Institute (IDA), in Uije, Miguel Mbemba Mata.
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Ifad and Agra Call for More Investment for Smallholder Farmers
London – Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) President Jane Karuku called for a continued global push for increased smart investments in Africa’s agriculture, both by governments and the private sector. After speaking at the Chatham House Food Security 2012 Sustainable Intensification:
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Senegal: Bumper Grain Harvest Expected in South
Dakar – Farmers in Médina Yoro Foula, in Senegal’s southern Kolda region, are expecting a good grain harvest this year, and hope to sell thousands of tonnes of grain in the local and regional markets.
“The harvest will be far better than last year’s,†said Moussa Sabaly, from the Regional Office for Rural Development (DRDR) in Kolda.
