On 9 February 2016, Carol Durieux, Head of the Belgian Fund for Food Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation took some time from her busy schedule in Tanzania to visit AVRDC Eastern and Southern Africa in Arusha. Carol was immersed for a whole morning in the world of vegetables; she learned about AVRDC’s activities in the region, and had some thought-provoking discussions with Center scientists.
Participants visit Arusha, Tanzania: the front line in the battle against whitefly.
Tuta absoluta is a recent arrival in East Africa and it poses serious threats to vegetable producers, especially tomato growers. AVRDC hosted a workshop to inform and educate government and private sector partners about control options.
New pickle product lines in attractive packaging boost sales for local processors in Tanzania.
AVRDC opened its first office in Kenya in June at the ICIPE Headquarters in Nairobi. On 6th July, AVRDC's Regional Project Coordinator of the Homegarden Scaling Project, Ralph Roothaert, and the AVRDC Kenya Site Coordinator, Charles Onyango, met with the Director General of ICIPE, Segenet Kelemu, at the ICIPE campus to acknowledge this important milestone. AVRDC has launched the project on home garden scaling in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to combat malnutrition among children and young women. Having Charles based at ICIPE will greatly facilitate collaboration between the two institutes.
USAID’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management organizes a three-day Trichoderma workshop at AVRDC Eastern and Southern Africa.
An SMS / radio vegetable price information service developed by AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center strengthens farmers' position in the marketplace.
VINESA graduates will need cooperation from the business community to succeed in putting their new farming skills to work.
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High-ranking officials from seven East African countries tour AVRDC Agriculture ministers get an in-depth look at AVRDC’s […]