Tag: United States
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United States Announces More Than $39 Million In Assistance To The People Of Zimbabwe
The United States, through USAID, announced an additional $39 million in drought response assistance to the people of Zimbabwe as the lean season – when food is scarcest – approaches. The announcement was made by U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe Pamela M. Tremont. El Niño weather patterns are causing a historic drought throughout southern Africa, including ... -
South Africa strikes US deal to export table grapes
Source: Tridge Prosper Africa has announced the United States-Africa Trade Desk (USATD)’s first $56 million trade deal for 700 containers of South African-grown table grapes to be imported to the US. The US-Africa Trade Desk is a joint venture between Prosper Africa and Afritex Ventures, whose mandate is to bridge the gap between African agricultural ... -
‘Opportunity Crops’ Could Boost Nutrition across Africa
Cary Fowler stands in front of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which he co-founded.Credit: Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo Agriculturist Cary Fowler is best known as former executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and co-founder of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which houses more than 1.2 million seed samples covering every crop variety imaginable on an island in ... -
Kenya, US talks shift to agriculture
Kenya and the United States are set to begin talks on contentious clauses in a proposed bilateral trade deal amid fears the agreement could flood the market with cheap agricultural imports from America. The delayed third in-person round of talks will focus on agriculture, good regulatory practices and workers’ rights and protections, according to a ...




