KIGALI, RWANDA (27 October 2011)—The polarized debate over the use of organic and inorganic practices to boost farm yields is slowing action and widespread farmer adoption of approaches that could radically transform Africa’s food security situation, according to a group of leading international scientists meeting in Kigali this week. “The ideological divide over approaches to farm production are a…
Later this month, farm researchers, development experts and other stakeholders will gather in Kigali for a landmark conference to take stock of agricultural development efforts in Central Africa’s breadbasket and chart a path towards food security for the region. With the highest population density in sub-Saharan Africa, the Great Lakes region includes Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and…
Geneva, Switzerland, 17 October 2011 – Recent shifts in the Arab world, coupled with an economic contraction at the global level, have created renewed urgency for decision-makers across the region to address the unfolding economic situation. Responding to this still-evolving landscape, the World Economic Forum will hold a Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab…
Tanzania among the few nations prepared against hunger, but … Written by YAKOBE CHIWAMBO Friday, 14 October 2011 13:08 YAKOBE CHIWAMBO ALTHOUGH Tanzania has been identified as one of the few countries of the world which are relatively well prepared for the global triple crises of ‘climate change, depleted natural resources and skyrocketing food prices’ that could dwarf world’s…
Weak shilling: not so much of a losing game, BoT says Written by YAKOBE CHIWAMBO Friday, 14 October 2011 13:14 YAKOBE CHIWAMBO THE continuing weakening of the Tanzania shilling against the US dollar and other world currencies would be good news only if Tanzania was a major exporter, economic and other experts affirm. In the event, Tanzania imports far…
Tanzania: Airtel announced today that it will offer its BlackBerry customers a service waiver following a global outage attributed to the service provider Research in Motion. Research in Motion has now fully restored data services to its BlackBerry devices. The BlackBerry outage was caused by a hardware error which halted messaging and Web browsing across many parts of the…
Renaissance Capital: It has been downhill for the global economy since financial markets tumbled in August, while the West was on its summer holiday, on the back of economic data releases that revealed weaknesses in the economies of the West. Revisions to the US GDP numbers revealed that the 2008 recession was more severe than initially estimated and that…
Govt. reverses itself on subsidized maize prices Written by YAKOBE CHIWAMBO Friday, 26 August 2011 05:42 YAKOBE CHIWAMBO ONLY a few months after the Government in Dar intervened by selling maize to dealers and traders with the noble intention of bringing down the price of maize flour that had shot through the roof as a result of food shortages,…
Speaking at the British Chamber of Shipping, British Foreign Office Minister, Henry Bellingham, has outlined the UK’s ongoing commitment to tackle piracy off the coast of East Africa. Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham said: “This government is 100% behind a more robust response to piracy. I am pleased to announce that a UK funded maritime intelligence and information coordination…