$10 million for cashew processing in Africa
Established in 1980, Finnfund is a Finnish public investment fund that supports projects led by private institutions in developing countries. The company recent... Lire la suite...
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The War in the Ukraine and food security in Africa
By: Noureddine Radouai
There is no good time to launch a war. Armed conflicts are always horrible at any time. However, the war in Ukraine broke out in the w... Lire la suite...
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Bamboo’s success in Africa
FAO has recently joined forces with the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) to boost the cultivation and use of bamboo in Africa. More than a h... Lire la suite...
100 million to support OCP’s work in African agriculture
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a subsidiary of the World Bank. Its capital is held by the 185 member countries. It finances and/or acquires stak... Lire la suite...
The 3 C’s – Conflict, Conflict, Climate – make food insecurity worse
Between conflict, health crisis and climate change, eradicating hunger is looking like a pipe dream. The multiplication of crises is dramatically increasing... Lire la suite...
The Diaspora must bet on Africa
Chinese, Russians and Americans are gaining a foothold in Africa. They understood that this continent still has untapped potential. Africa has already welcomed ... Lire la suite...
Advocacy for a peaceful agricultural revolution
Michel Dron, secretary of the plant section at the French Academy of Agriculture, brings his thoughts on the need for a thoughtful agricultural transition, in c... Lire la suite...
Rwanda, African pioneer of the green transition
Deforestation, urbanization and climatic accidents are making life difficult for farmers in northern Rwanda who are trying to exploit their land for beans, swee... Lire la suite...
Congolese peasant women ambassadors of organic agriculture
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), poverty is on the rise. Women play a pillar role in social organization, between household, family and agricultural t... Lire la suite...
Sahel, the African dream
Institutional and private investors have pledged some 12 billion euros over the next five years to restore a strip of African land stretching from Senegal to Dj... Lire la suite...
Food production systems in West African towns and cities
There is no better place to get a sense of the bustling life of West African towns and cities than their major food markets. Nobody who has shopped in one of th... Lire la suite...
Biotech seeds and farmers’ seeds in Africa: the diversification route
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In December 2019, Kenya decided to authorise the commercialisation of transgenic cotton within the country. “This should help farmers... Lire la suite...
The palm oil sector in Côte d’Ivoire: a summary of the challenges of sustainable development
At the round table held on 27 February at the Paris International Agricultural Show, the Foundation for World Agriculture and Rurality (Fondation pour l’Agricul... Lire la suite...
The social and economic roots of the war in the Sahel
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At the start of this decade, France has been at war in the Sahel for seven years, and it is difficult to see a way out of the... Lire la suite...
Investing in women: African experiences
Following on from the Willagri report "Empowering women in rural Africa", here is the story of two women-focused development projects in Cameroon and Burkina Fa... Lire la suite...
Towards ecologically intensive agriculture in Africa
According to UNDP figures, 31 out of 36 countries with a low HDI (Human Development Index) are in sub-Saharan Africa. The region is home to more than half the w... Lire la suite...
Agricultural land available in sub-Saharan Africa?
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Forecasts on the potential of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa on the basis of which large scale land transactions are being deployed, are ... Lire la suite...
Experiences organising agricultural networks in West Africa
The economic boom in West Africa is related to the agriculture and agri-food sectors. Feeding 500 million increasingly urbanised Africans by 2030 has kickstarte... Lire la suite...
Protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: current situation and key issues for sub- Saharan Africa
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This dossier consists of two distinct parts:
1) An overview of protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: curre... Lire la suite...