East African countries urged to curb intra-conflicts
East African countries have been urged to utilize their regional body in order to curb a wave of intra-conflicts and terrorism which are detrimental to economic development, peace and stability. The call was made in a telephonic conference at the US Embassy on Monday this week by Ambassador Johnnie Carson who is the US, Assistant [...]
AgriBusiness Forum to propel Africa’s Food sector to the centre of development
An annual pan-African AgriBusiness Forum set for Dakar, Senegal plans to address efforts to boost Africa’s agriculture through partnership, investment and technology. The forum will spotlight the financing of Africa’s agriculture, with a session entitled ‘How to Finance African Agriculture’. Public-private partnerships are imperative for leveraging the needed funds; sharing the risks of investments; and [...]
Tanzania: KAS sponsors the publication of a book on Climate Change
Servants of God through their network of Faith Based Organizations, the Inter-Religious Council for Peace Tanzania (IRCPT), have resolved to find a common ground in matters of Climate Change. Behind this initiative was the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), which has sponsored not only the conference that took place at Kebby’s Hotel in Mwenge on Thursday [...]
AGRA, SIDA sign US$ 10m grant pact to boost Africa-based agricultural entrepreneurs
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Friday announced a US$10 million grant to support the development of Africa-based innovations to boost African agricultural growth. The grant, awarded by Sida, will be directly channeled to the African Agribusiness Window of African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), [...]
Leaders pitch for small scale farmers at an agricultural forum
The Christian Holy Book talks of use of ox-plough several times both in its Old and New Testament but for Jakaya Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, nothing testifies of the backwardness of African agriculture than the continued urging of farmers to switch from using hand hoe to ox-ploughing. “It is now over [...]
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