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Niche value chains: Profiting from neglected crops

Private sector investment in the cultivation of fonio, a type of millet grown in the semi-arid zones of West Africa, has opened an export route between Africa’s fonio-producing regions – including Guinea, Mali and Senegal – and the US.

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Technology takes on illegal fishing

Satellite mapping technology is being used to identify illicit fishing practices and help enforce tighter regulations to protect global fish stocks. Global Fishing Watch is a free online platform which allows people to track the movements of fishing…

Support for ICT entrepreneurs to match each need

French mobile phone provider Orange has developed several support programmes for ICT start-ups in Africa and the Middle East. By providing the right, tailor made support facilities it aims to enable a home-grown e-agriculture sustainable growth model…

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Environmental conservation ensures food security

The Nô matu i nô firkidja (Our land, our livelihood, in Creole) project has successfully combined ecotourism and agritourism to achieve greater food security for the people of Cacheu, Guinea- Bissau.

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Climate-resilient crops

Global warming is placing unprecedented pressure on food producers, particularly smallholders reliant on traditional crops under threat from changing environmental conditions. Researchers are developing new climate-resilient crop varieties - but are…

19 November 2015

by Maina Waruru and Munyaradzi Makoni

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Mount Kenya

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CTA is a joint institution operating under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement between the ACP Group of States (Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific) and the EU Member States (European Union). CTA is funded by the European Union.

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