AGP Executive Report
Last update: 28 minutes agoDairy Diversification: Kenya’s President William Ruto wants to explore buffalo farming to help ease milk shortages, alongside sourcing improved camel breeds. Rice Investment: Ghana is set to receive an $18.8 million AfDB grant for rice production, part of a push to cut import dependence and reach self-sufficiency by 2028. Export Growth: Tanzania’s avocado exports have reached 52,000 tonnes, surpassing the country’s 2030 target; Kenya is also funding a specialty coffee laboratory for the Nairobi Coffee Exchange. Livestock Health: South Africa says regional cooperation with Namibia and Botswana is vital to contain foot-and-mouth disease, and has supplied 50,000 vaccine doses to neighboring countries this year. Seeds and Resilience: A study warns counterfeit seeds threaten African farmers’ harvests and climate resilience. Lake Chad Livelihoods: Fishers continue supplying food across the region despite insurgent threats and shrinking catches, while millions depend on the lake for farming, fishing and livestock.
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