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.
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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.
En Algérie, une nouvelle stratégie en matière d’investissement dans le secteur agricole, qui vise en partie à l’amélioration du développement durable et de la sécurité alimentaire, a contribué récemment à la conclusion de toute une série de contrats avec des investisseurs étrangers.
Articles & Analysis | Fishing and aquaculture hold promise for Brunei Darussalam's economy from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2016
With recent official forecasts of the Sultanate’s aquaculture sector turning into a BN$2bn ($1.4bn) industry, even as Brunei Darussalam continues to be one of South-east Asia’s top consumers of fish, the marine food sector looks set for major expansion in the years ahead. Aquaculture in particular dovetails with the Sultanate’s wider plans to...
Articles & Analysis | Brunei Darussalam explores agro-industy and rice cultivation to help assure food security from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2016
In 2007-08, South-east Asia was hit by an unprecedented shortage of staple food products. A number of factors have been blamed for the disaster, including droughts, a surge in costs, low stockpiles, increasing demand from growing middle-class populations and speculation over commodity prices. In response, the governments of many countries in...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Dato Ali Apong, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism: Interview from The Report: Brunei Darussalam 2016
How do you see the primary resources and tourism sectors playing a major role in the development and growth of the country’s economy?