Project to Strengthen Farmers’ Access to Agro-Inputs Launched in Burkina Faso
May 24, 2011 – OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – The Professionalization of Agro-Input Dealers in Burkina Faso (PRODIB) project is being launched today in Ouagadougou. PRODIB will increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of quality agro-inputs in Burkina Faso.
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Agro-Input Market Information System Launches in Eastern and Southern Africa
May 17, 2011 – NAIROBI, Kenya – The Regional Agricultural Input Market Information and Transparency System (AMITSA) was formally launched today during the Farm Chemicals International (FCI) Trade Summit being held in Nairobi.
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IFDC and Partners Expand Cassava Plus Project to Rivers State in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
May 12, 2011 – PORT HARCOURT, Rivers State, Nigeria, and MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala., United States – IFDC’s successful Cassava Plus (Cassava+) project has expanded into the Niger Delta of Nigeria through the Rivers State Cassava Initiative (RSCI). The RSCI is being led by the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), which is partnering with IFDC, the Dutch Agricultural & Development Trading Company (DADTCO), the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Stanbic IBTC Bank.
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USAID, Kingdom of the Netherlands, IFDC and AGRA Partner to Improve Food Security in South Sudan
May 10, 2011 – JUBA, South Sudan, and MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala., United States – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Kingdom of the Netherlands, IFDC and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) signed a communiqué to formalize their joint commitment to promote food security and the development of the agricultural private sector in the soon-to-be new nation of South Sudan.
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