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  1. allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Horticulture Farmers to Get Storage Facilities

    allafrica.com &bull Jun 1, 2011

    In a bid to cut transportation costs and reduce storage risks among horticultural farmers, the National Agricultural Export Board (NAEB), will set up collection centres countrywide. The officer in charge of monitoring and evaluation at NAEB, James Munanura, said in… Full Story »

  2. allAfrica.com: Namibia: Imports Reduced - More Local Horticulture Produce On the Market

    allafrica.com &bull May 30, 2011

    Between August 2010 and May this year, Namibian farmers put an additional 2,5 percent of local produce on the market, edging in slowly in the wide gap between imported produce and locally produced horticulture produce. The percentage brings the total… Full Story »

  3. allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Rhoda to Set Up Fruit Collection Centres

    allafrica.com &bull May 3, 2011

    Rwanda Horticulture Development Authority (RHODA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture will set up collection centres for fruit farmers's produce. According to RHODA Director General, Dr Ndambe Nzaramba, farmers have been facing various challenges in as far as effective… Full Story »

  4. allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Horticulture Can Ease Dependence On Coffee, Tea- World Bank Report

    allafrica.com &bull May 3, 2011

    Rwanda must diversify commercial agriculture to reduce her heavy reliance on coffee and tea to stimulate growth and increase foreign exchange, the World Bank has advised. In its Rwanda Economic update report, the World Bank calls for diversification of agricultural production, in particular agricultural export goods especially in horticulture and flowers. It appears that without more concerted efforts to address investment challenges in this promising export sector, Rwanda is likely to continue to depend on traditional export crops… Full Story »

  5. allAfrica.com: Namibia: Organic Gardening in the Country

    allafrica.com &bull Apr 25, 2011

    Sales of organic produce have increased dramatically around the world, as people try to be more environmentally conscious, choosing foods free of pesticides and other harmful chemicals. Modern consumers are willing to pay that little bit extra for organic product… Full Story »

  6. allAfrica.com: Namibia: Crop Farming Grows

    allafrica.com &bull Mar 22, 2011

    Horticulture production has increased by 20.8 per cent from 48 889 tons to 59 040 tons in the last year, says the annual report of the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB). Production was driven by an increased demand for fresh fruit… Full Story »

  7. allAfrica.com: Kenya: Two Workers Unions Feud Over Registration

    allafrica.com &bull Mar 16, 2011

    Registration of the Kenya Export Floriculture, Horticulture and Allied Workers Union is against the labour laws said the Kenya Plantations and Agricultural Workers Union. Assistant national organising secretary Meshack Khisa said that the labor laws rendered nugatory the move by… Full Story »

  8. allAfrica.com: Ethiopia: Council of Ministers Decrees All Flower Farms Must Be Certified

    allafrica.com &bull Mar 1, 2011

    A Horticulture Development Regulation, drafted by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to regulate the sector's code of conduct, was approved by the Council of Ministers on Friday, February 25, 2011. The regulation was drafted as part of the government's bid to prevent adverse environmental and social effects caused by the sector, create a competitive market, and improve the quality of the products,… Full Story »

  9. allAfrica.com: Gambia: Farmers Trained On Horticulture, Livestock Production

    allafrica.com &bull Feb 28, 2011

    Lrr - Approximately eight farmers in the Lower River Region (LRR) on Thursday, 24th February 2011 attended a three-day capacity building on livestock and horticultural production, at the Rural Agricultural Farmers Training Centre at Jenoi. The training, meant to build… Full Story »

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