Encore Volunteer says “I’m Ready To Go Again!”
November 17, 2011 – Encore volunteer Larry Badger describes his experience as a volunteer with IFDC's East and Southern Africa Division, based in Nairobi. (National Peace Corps Association's Polyglot blog)
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Cassava Beer Launched in Mozambique
November 14, 2011, MAPUTO, Mozambique – Cervejas de Moçambique, a subsidiary of SABMiller Plc, has announced its new Impala beer, which is 70 percent cassava and 30 percent barely. (Macau Hub)
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For Kyrgyz Farmers, a Model Partnership
November 2011 – The Kyrgyz Agro-Input Enterprise Development (KAED) Follow-On project and its predecessors (KAED and KAED II) were featured in the November/December issue of the FrontLines newsletter, published by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Northern Farmers Complain of High Cost of Farming
November 11, 2011, TAMALE, Ghana – Farmers at a forum in northern Ghana voiced concerns that high interest rates, poor road infrastructure and expensive agro-inputs may affect the country's food production. (Ghana News Agency)
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CFC, IFDC Launch New Discoveries in Cassava Revolution
November 8, 2011 – “Cassava Revolution” is a documentary demonstrating how a public-private partnership is transforming cassava production into a commercially viable enterprise.
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African Beer: Cassava by the Pint
November 1, 2011, Mozambique – SABMiller is launching the first commercial-scale cassava-based beer, using locally sourced cassava in Mozambique. Project partners IFDC and DADTCO are helping cassava farmers in Mozambique increase production through improved agricultural practices and the use of mobile processing units that eliminate the need to transport the raw material long distances. (Financial Times)
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SABMiller Launches First Ever Cassava Lager in Mozambique
November 1, 2011, Mozambique – SABMiller, one of the world's largest brewers, today announces the launch of the first ever commercial-scale cassava-based beer. (SABMiller News Release)
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Great Lakes: At Risk of "War for Food, Space"
November 1, 2011, KIGALI, Rwanda – "High population density, low government support for agriculture, and poor infrastructure and farming methods have resulted in chronic food insecurity in Africa's Great Lakes region, experts say, despite a climate conducive to growing various crops." (IRIN)
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