FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 14 March 2015]
http://www.fao.org/news/archive/news-by-date/2015/en/
New report touts agrocorridors as economic driver
Economic “agrocorridors” can be a strategic tool to draw private capital and large-scale investment to projects that benefit smallholder farmers and boost food security in lower-income countries, according to “Making economic corridors work for the agricultural sector,” a new FAO report by agribusiness economist Eva Gálvez Nogales.
11-03-2015
Public procurement in Africa benefitting family farmers and schools
PAA Africa is implemented by Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger and Senegal with technical leadership and expertise from FAO and the World Food Programme (WFP). Now entering its third year, the programme is yielding promising results as detailed in a recently released report.
10-03-2015