Although Ghana’s cocoa production fell short of industry forecasts for the 2015/16 growing season, increased investment in seed development programmes and infrastructure upgrades should improve output over the coming years.
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Abu Dhabi is looking to alternative methods to secure food supplies to feed its growing population.
Rising productivity and higher output from the processing segment is keeping Brunei Darussalam’s agriculture sector on track to meet the government’s medium- and long-term goals.
Adverse weather conditions, combined with rising costs and greater competition, threaten to weaken Sri Lanka’s position in the global tea industry, though efforts to develop new markets could help offset downturns in exports and revenue.
A push by Nigeria to boost the production of staple crops, with a particular focus on cassava, should help improve rural development and food security in the 170m-person country.
El aumento de los costos y las condiciones climáticas adversas están erosionando la calidad de las cosechas y las ganancias de la industria cafetera colombiana. Por ello, se ha establecido un nuevo fondo gubernamental para apoyar a agricultores locales para revertir los efectos recientes del fenómeno El Niño.