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by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitiNewsRoom) The Africa Union Commission (AUC), the CGIAR and the CAADP-XP4 Consortium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Knowledge Management Partnership Framework for Africa AR4D. The MoU was signed during the 8th Agriculture and Science Week held in Durban, South Africa. This will…

by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitiNewsRoom) Dr Amany Asfour is an Egyptian economist and businesswoman. Appointed in 2021 as the President of the African Business Council {AfBC), Dr Asfour leads the council which is an independent private-sector institution of the African Union. The council established in 2007, promotes and advocates for…

by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitiNewsRoom) The African Union Business Council (AfBC) and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost agribusiness in Africa. The partnership was announced at the 8th Agricultural and Science Week held in Durban, South Africa. The President of…

by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitiNewsRoom) The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has expressed his optimism about Africa’s potential to feed a projected population of 9 billion people by 2050. He says this is “not a foregone conclusion” but rather a “call to action” which…

by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitinewsRoom) The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has received the FARA leadership award for her contributions to agricultural science, technology, and innovation in Africa. Okonjo-Iweala who currently serves as the seventh Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is the first woman…

The leadership of FARA and CCARDESA led by Ms Bongiwe Njobe, a FARA Board member, Dr Yemi Akinbamijo (FARA Executive Director),  Prof. Cliff Dlamini (Executive Director of CCARDESA), in the company of Mr Simon Mukeze (CCARDESA Finance Manager), held a meeting with Honorable Jabulani Mabuza, Minister of Agriculture, Kingdom of…