Tag: USAID
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USAID commits US$ 7 million to support Ghanaian smallholder farmers
As part of moves to address the bottlenecks associated with small scale farmers in rural Ghana, the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is committing about US$ 7 million to provide vital support for the farmers. The funds which will be disbursed in two tranches through a…
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‘Fall armyworm has come to stay’ – US Taskforce
The USA’s Fall Armyworm Task Force has warned African countries to brace themselves to tackle head on, the infestation of farms by fall army worms describing the phenomenon as coming to stay. The claims are more worrying especially as the pests are potential threats to over eighty crops particularly staples such as maize and rice.…