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African talent feeding African markets with African products: Global food and agribusiness meeting hears of ‘livestock value chains’ in Africa
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African talent feeding African markets with African products: Global food and agribusiness meeting hears of ‘livestock value chains’ in Africa

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In Jun 2014 three agricultural economists working with the International Livestock Research Institute presented case studies at the World Forum of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) in Cape Town, South Africa. The main lesson from the two cases presented is that by training farmers, processors and other stakeholders supporting agribusiness development, African talent can create new products and innovative processes that help feed African markets with African products. Continue reading →

Egyptian aquaculture: Farming tilapia, mullet and carp in the Nile Delta
CapDev / Egypt / Event Report / Fish / ILRI / ILRIComms / Innovation Systems / LIVESTOCKFISH / Markets / North Africa / Spotlight / Water

Egyptian aquaculture: Farming tilapia, mullet and carp in the Nile Delta

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Within the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish and embedded within a project on aquaculture development funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), IEIDEAS — ‘Improving Employment and Income through the Development of Egypt’s Aquaculture Sector’ — is a project implemented by CARE and WorldFish to secure a sustainable future for at least 100,000 people by upgrading Egypt’s aquaculture value chain. Continue reading →