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Turning over a new leaf in La Amistad Park
Indigenous subsistence farmers in La Amistad International Park on the border of Panama and Costa Rica are receiving help in growing organic cocoa through traditional polyculture techniques, which provides income while contributing to the protection of biodiversity and watersheds.
Date published: May 2008
Uncovering Africa's agribusiness potential
News about Africa often makes bleak reading but there is a more positive side to African development, which is often overlooked. At a forthcoming meeting, African business leaders will have an opportunity to catch the world's attention by highlighting the latest trends, technologies and best practices that are transforming Africa's agribusiness sectors.
Date published: May 2008
Kenyan horticulture: weathering the political storm?
Can Kenya's horticulture sector bounce back after the country's recent political crisis?
Date published: March 2008
Communicating the benefits of conservation energy in Uganda
Wood and charcoal remain the primary source of fuel in Africa, but initiatives to establish woodlots and build conservation stoves are providing villages in Uganda with sustainable alternatives.
Date published: March 2008
A helping hand - tissue culture blooms in Kenya
Plant tissue cultures are proving popular in Kenya. The technique allows farmers to select and plant crops with desirable characteristics and helps minimise the risk of disease. Ann Muli of Mimea International talks about the growth of her own tissue culture business.
Date published: March 2008
Aerobic rice - guarding against cereal killers
Aerobic rice could help protect farmers against the devastating affects of droughts. The breeds require much less water than lowland, or 'flood-irrigated' rice, offering a grain of hope for water-scarce China.
Date published: March 2008
Current trends: Greener tea and cleaner sugar for Africa
Two multimillion dollar projects to bring hydropower and cogeneration schemes to parts of Africa could revolutionise the region's tea and sugar industries, while helping to bring clean, renewable sources of electricity to remote rural areas.
Date published: January 2008
Fair trade for Maasai pastoralists
With a vision to upgrade and organise the livestock trade and meat industry in Kenya, a group of pastoralists, livestock farmers, traders, meat processors and butchers have set up a non-profit association called the Livestock Stakeholder Self-Help Association (LISSA).
Date published: January 2008
Hermetic storage: a viable option
Hermetic storage provides an airtight and safe non-pesticide means of storing dry food commodities. Modern methods using large, flexible, plastic envelopes - called Cocoons™ or SuperGrainbags™ are being used in a growing number of developing countries to maintain quality and prolong storage times for a variety of crops.
Date published: January 2008
Ostrich farming takes off in Kenya
With rising interest in the huge birds and the meat they provide, it has been a good year for the Maasai Ostrich Farm in Kenya. Despite being the only commercial ranch in Kenya, the success of this ostrich ranch is testament to the fact that ostrich farming could become more than a fledgling industry in Kenya
Date published: January 2008
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