By Gerald Businge on July 14, 2011
Agriculture, climate change, CTA, entrepreneurship, essay competition, NEPAD, photo competition
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The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) have joined forces in celebrating NEPAD’s 10th Anniversary. It is within this context of reflecting over the advancement of the African development agenda, that the two institutions are jointly organising photo and essay competitions The essay competition […]
By Gerald Businge on June 25, 2011
African Union, Agriculture, AU, food prices, G20 action plan, NEPAD
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The food security challenge 1. Two-thirds of African people derive their income from agriculture and spend between 50 and 80% of their income on food. These figures show the importance of agriculture on the continent. 2. Food insecurity remains the biggest challenge in developing countries and African countries in particular. The measures to be taken […]
By Gerald Businge on February 10, 2011
Agriculture, IFPRI, Improving Health and Nutrition, Nutrition
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PRESS RELEASE For more information, please contact: Vaishali Dassani, +91 9810020635, v.dassani@cgiar.org Michele Pietrowski, + 91 8447291115, m.pietrowski@cgiar.org New Delhi – More than 900 participants are gathering today at an international conference from February 10-12 to examine ways that agriculture can enhance the health and nutritional status of poor people in developing countries. “Agriculture is […]
