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$10 million for cashew processing in Africa

WILLAGRI9 June 2022

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

WILLAGRI28 March 2022

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

WILLAGRI9 November 2021

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...

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100 million to support OCP’s work in African agriculture

WILLAGRI9 November 2021

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...

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The 3 C’s – Conflict, Conflict, Climate – make food insecurity worse

WILLAGRI9 November 2021

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...

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The Diaspora must bet on Africa

Françoise Aubert18 February 2021

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...

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Advocacy for a peaceful agricultural revolution

Françoise Aubert9 February 2021

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...

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Rwanda, African pioneer of the green transition

Françoise Aubert9 February 2021

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...

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Congolese peasant women ambassadors of organic agriculture

Françoise Aubert4 February 2021

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...

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Sahel, the African dream

Françoise Aubert4 February 2021

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...

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Food production systems in West African towns and cities

Léopold Ghins27 April 2020

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...

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Biotech seeds and farmers’ seeds in Africa: the diversification route

Pierre Jacquemot16 April 2020

Download in PDF In December 2019, Kenya decided to authorise the commercialisation of transgenic cotton within the country. “This should help farmers... Lire la suite...

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The palm oil sector in Côte d’Ivoire: a summary of the challenges of sustainable development

Document Fondation FARM30 March 2020

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...

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The social and economic roots of the war in the Sahel

Serge Michailof16 March 2020

Télécharger le dossier en PDF 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...

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Investing in women: African experiences

Hélène Le Teno2 March 2020

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...

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Towards ecologically intensive agriculture in Africa

John Mahrav17 February 2020

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...

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Agricultural land available in sub-Saharan Africa?

Pierre Jacquemot2 January 2020

Download it in PDF 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...

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Experiences organising agricultural networks in West Africa

Frédéric Hénin23 December 2019

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...

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Protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: current situation and key issues for sub- Saharan Africa

Document Fondation FARM9 December 2019

Download it in PDF This dossier consists of two distinct parts: 1) An overview of protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: curre... Lire la suite...

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$10 million for cashew processing in Africa

The War in the Ukraine and food security in Africa

Bamboo’s success in Africa

100 million to support OCP’s work in African agriculture

The 3 C’s – Conflict, Conflict, Climate – make food insecurity worse

The Diaspora must bet on Africa

Advocacy for a peaceful agricultural revolution

Rwanda, African pioneer of the green transition

Congolese peasant women ambassadors of organic agriculture

Sahel, the African dream

Food production systems in West African towns and cities

Biotech seeds and farmers’ seeds in Africa: the diversification route

The palm oil sector in Côte d’Ivoire: a summary of the challenges of sustainable development

The social and economic roots of the war in the Sahel

Investing in women: African experiences

Towards ecologically intensive agriculture in Africa

Agricultural land available in sub-Saharan Africa?

Experiences organising agricultural networks in West Africa

Protective measures against the importation of agricultural products: current situation and key issues for sub- Saharan Africa

Grain supplies in the Mediterranean basin severely compromised

Space footprint and renewable energies

The future of the agri-food system depends on sobriety

$10 million for cashew processing in Africa

Upcycling for food and cosmetics