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The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) along with U.S. Agency for International Development have partnered to create the Public-Private Agriculture Initiative (PPAI). PPAI is a three-year process designed to organize and implement Pillar 2 of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP). These actions are grouped into three flexible categories:
US urges food output boost to avert unrest · 4/20/2009
The US agriculture secretary has warned that unless countries take immediate steps to sharply boost agricultural productivity and food output and reduce hunger, the world risks fresh social instability. SABMiller's Plan for Cheaper African Beer · 4/13/2009
Beer sales in developed markets are losing fizz, so the world's second largest brewer, SABMiller, is looking to the relatively untapped African market to help drive future growth. But with an estimated 315 million Africans living on less than $1 a day—roughly the same cost as a bottle of beer—commercial brews such as SABMiller's Peroni and Miller Genuine Draft are beyond the reach of vast swathes of the population. Mars Sets Goal for Sustainable Cocoa Sources · 4/10/2009
McLean candy giant Mars said yesterday that all its chocolate products will be made from sustainable sources by 2020, and it will begin with a popular candy bar sold in Britain. The company said the move is intended to help secure a steady supply of a crop whose production is often threatened by harsh weather in West Africa and whose price is volatile. Helping farmers at the touch of a button · 4/8/2009
The ability to correctly diagnose and treat crop diseases such as banana wilt via mobile phone is just one of endless possibilities for smallholder farmers if location-specific (geospatial) information were available, according to researchers. CAADP Newsletter Issue 18 · 10/3/2008
Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) newsletter Issue 18. Africa Business Report · 4/29/2008
The Corporate Council on Africa - Africa Business Report Volume 5, Issue 6 CAADP Newsletter · 4/28/2008
Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) newsletter number 9. |
