Faith Njunge December 21, 2017 News 0

  Written by Dr. Jan Low One of the Global Challenges being addressed at the 3rd International Conference on Global Food Security, held 3rd -6th December, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa, was how sustainable agriculture could serve the foundation of food security and exploit its potential to secure livelihoods. …

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Faith Njunge December 20, 2017 News 0

Managing Food Safety and Quality in Small-Scale Food Processing for Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) Value Chains in Sub-Sahara Africa training workshop took place on 4th – 8th of December, 2017 at the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya. The training was attended by 27 participants (15 men and 12 …

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Faith Njunge December 20, 2017 News 0

Written by Brian Kachisa, CIP Training and Promotion Officer   Market linkages is one of the key issues that inhibits the development of agriculture among smallholder and commercial farmers in Malawi. This limitation is especially prominent in relatively new crops such as orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes (OFSP) for which the market is …

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Faith Njunge December 20, 2017 News 0

Mabvuto Mndau is a 41-year old entrepreneur from Malawi with a passion for agricultural production. He is a multiplier of planting material of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) varieties along the shores of Lake Malawi in Chikoleza Village, Golomoti EPA in Dedza District, as well as on his farm in Mchinji …

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