by chandra palamoor | Dec 10, 2019 | Agriculture, Business, Economy, News
Towards sugar self-sufficiency in Zanzibar When you think of Zanzibar, I imagine you envision glorious sunsets over azure seas and splendid beaches, narrow streets in an old town full of vibrant markets and traditional homes with heavy wooden doors. If you’ve been...
by chandra palamoor | Nov 26, 2019 | Agriculture, Business, Economy, News
Pulses, protein and pricing policy India is the largest producer, consumer and importer of pulses in the world today. Pulses assume a socio-economic dimension in India, as perhaps nowhere else in the world, as they are a dominant source of protein and therefore an...
by chandra palamoor | Nov 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Business, Economy, News
production I have to admit, I love cashew. So I was delighted to have the opportunity to address the Africa Cashew Alliance’s 13th annual conference held in Dar es Salaam on a bright morning in early November. I was even happier to see that every single speaker that I...
by chandra palamoor | Oct 29, 2019 | Agriculture, Gender, News
The word ‘CASHEW’ contains the word ‘SHE’ In the lead-up to the Africa Cashew Alliance’s 13th annual conference to be held in Dar es Salaam between 7-9 November, I’ve been thinking about cashew a lot. I will have the honour of delivering a...
by chandra palamoor | Oct 15, 2019 | Agriculture, News, Technology
The theme of the African Green Revolution Forum 2019 was “Grow Digital: Leveraging digital transformation to drive sustainable food systems in Africa.” This followed the comprehensive “Digitalisation of African Agriculture” report that was published earlier this year...
by chandra palamoor | Oct 1, 2019 | Agriculture, News
It was a landmark moment for me to sign a Letter of Intent with AGRA at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra, Ghana in early September. The LOI recognizes “the mutual interests of ETG and AGRA to catalyse the sustainable development of farmer...
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