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			<title><![CDATA[Le projet Agra à Dioumaténé au Mali]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Dioumaténé est l'une des 9 communes du cercle de Kadiolo, dans la région de Sikasso au Mali. La région du sud-ouest de Sikasso est l'un des greniers à denrées du pays. La production agricole comprend le coton comme culture de rente traditionnelle mais aussi des céréales (maïs, riz, millet et sorgho)...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:16:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Irrigation par aspersion : Un système pour booster la recherche à l’IER]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Les productions agricoles sont saisonnières et sont pratiquées essentiellement en une campagne pendant l'hivernage. Cette contrainte majeure pour nos producteurs appartient désormais au passé. Puisque le nouveau système d'irrigation par aspersion permet aux chercheurs de mener leurs activités en tou...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:14:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Recherche agricole : LE CRRA DE SOTUBA SE DOTE D’UN SYSTEME AVANCE D’IRRIGATION]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[L'irrigation par aspersion va renforcer le dispositif de recherche de l'IER sur les semences en lui assurant à tout moment deux ou trois cycles de production Le site du Centre régional de recherche agronomique (CRRA) de Sotuba a été mardi le cadre de l'inauguration de l'irrigation par aspersion à pa...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:11:59 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CAST Announces the 2013 Borlaug Communication Award]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[May 9, 2013...Ames, Iowa: The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) announces that the prestigious 2013 Borlaug CAST Communication Award goes to Jeff Simmons, the President of Elanco. Nominees must demonstrate an ability to communicate by written material; public presentations; and/...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 05:36:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[AGRA President participates in the Global Philanthropy Forum]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Recently AGRA President Jane Karuku participated in the annual conference of Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF), an organization that embodies the changing landscape of global philanthropy as it aims to inform, enable, and enhance strategic global social investing. Diaspora philanthropy was not a maj...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:23:32 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smallholder Farmers of Nyagatare showcase their path to Agricultural Transformation]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
Kigali, Rwanda - The Rwanda
Development Organization (RDO) an AGRA grant beneficiary, together with the smallholder
farmers of Nyagatare held a field day which aimed showcasing the progress they
have made on the road to agricultural transformation to different stakeholders in
Rwanda. The farme...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 07:57:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ASHC & AGRA announce student writing competition]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[AGRA-sponsored students encouraged to write a blog on their wish for the future of Africa's soil
A travel bursary worth $3,000 is on offer to the student who writes the best blog entry on how Africa's soils should be improved. The idea for the writing competition was developed by AGRA and ASHC foll...]]></description>
			<author>Anyona Obutu &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:24:43 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A Growing Opportunity: Measuring Investments in African Agriculture]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
" As we all know, agriculture is the life blood of the economies of Africancountries and a source of livelihood for 70-80 percent of our people...In essence, the economic growth of most African countries is anchoredon agriculture. Thus, if we succeed in boosting agricultural productivityand produc...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:45:39 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.agra.org/news-events/news/a-growing-opportunity-measuring-investments-in-african-agriculture/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[AGRA and African Union leaders meet and agree on enhanced partnerships]]></title>
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15
March, 2013, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia - The African
Union (AUC-DREA) led by H.E
Tumusiime Rhoda Peace and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
led by Ms Jane Karuku today held a meeting aimed at seeking and exploring
partnership opportunities. The following key areas of colla...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ethiopian Government & AGRA Launch a  US$5 Million Project Targeting Smallholder  Farmers in Ethiopia ]]></title>
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New project seeks to enhance smallholder agricultural productivity throughimproved soil health management practices
14 February, 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The Federal Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) today launched a new US$...]]></description>
			<author>Anyona Obutu &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kenya on track towards food security]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
The Agricultural Sector Coordination Unit (ASCU), the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) organized an Agricultural Transformation Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 22nd, 2012. The Kenya Agricultural Transformation Forum provided the platform ...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Africa loses food valued at USD 4 billion annually due To post-harvest losses]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[International workshop to discuss a study on impact of post-harvest losses on key players in the agricultural value chain held in Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya February 6, 2013-  Food valued at over USD 4 billion dollars is lost every year in Africa as a result of post-harvest inefficiencies across...]]></description>
			<author>Anyona Obutu &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Women Are The Key to Unlocking Potential within Africa's Agricultural Value Chains]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lilongwe meeting calls for increased involvement of women in the agricultural development sector
Malawi, Lilongwe, February 4, 2013- Africa urgently needs to find ways of scaling up the involvement of women in various agricultural value chains if the continent is to reduce poverty among its smallho...]]></description>
			<author>Akim Mbeche &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CEO of CGIAR Visits AGRA]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[On 16th of January 2013 Dr. Frank R. Rijsberman the CEO of CGIAR visited AGRA to meet with the vice President for programs, Program Directors and Officers. The aim of the meeting was to explore possible ways in which CGIAR and AGRA can work in partnership to achieve the set outcomes together.
To ki...]]></description>
			<author>Anyona Obutu &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) call for continued investments in Africa’s smallholder farmers to unlock Africa’s potential ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[London, UK (11 December, 2012) - Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of  International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) President Jane Karuku called for a continued global push for increased smart investments in Africa's agriculture, both by gover...]]></description>
			<author>Linda Odhiambo &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.agra.org/news-events/news/international-fund-for-agriculture-ifad-and-alliance-for-a-green-revolution-in-africa-agra-call-for-continued-investments-in-africas-smallholder-farmers-to-unlock-africas-potential-/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kofi Annan sets out vision to achieve food and nutrition security for all]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[News Release | 11 December 2012
Berlin, Germany - Former UN Secretary-General and Chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Kofi Annan, today outlined how food and nutrition security, particularly for the world's poorest and most vulnerable, can be achieved by transforming a...]]></description>
			<author>Linda Odhiambo &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.agra.org/news-events/news/kofi-annan-sets-out-vision-to-achieve-food-and-nutrition-security-for-all/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kofi Annan on Immediate Action and Long-Term Collective Leadership to Solve the Climate Crisis]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Speech | November 2012 | Oslo, NorwayPrime Minister Stoltenberg, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for inviting me to address this conference and for your continued focus on one of the most serious global challenges. For as you recognize, climate change is not just an environmental issue. It is an all...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.agra.org/news-events/news/kofi-annan-on-immediate-action-and-longterm-collective-leadership-to-solve-the-climate-crisis/</link>
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			<title><![CDATA[Soya seed treatment to boost yields]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[by George KalungweIn Malawi, soya bean has a growing market as an ingredient in livestock feed. In Mchinji district, farmers who once grew tobacco are now turning to soya, with support from the Clinton Development Initiative and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. To maximise their harves...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smallholders benefit from collective marketing]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[by Eric KadengeSmallholder banana growers, like other smallscale farmers, can struggle to find a good market for their crop or earn a high price. They may also have difficulty obtaining disease-free, high yielding banana plants and other inputs, and this leads to low yields. In Kenya, the Technoserv...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cowpea gives boost to cassava ]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[by Kofi Adu DomfehContinuous cropping from year to year combined with low rates of fertiliser usage have led to exhausted, infertile soils in many parts of Africa, and low crop yields for farmers. In recent years, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa has supported a programme to introduce i...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cassava chipping transforms production]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[by Pius SawaIn Busia County, western Kenya, around 10,000 farmers have increased their cultivation of cassava in order to supply industrial markets. The introduction of chipping machines has made a big impact, allowing for much quicker processing of raw cassava, which is chipped and dried ready for ...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Better prices through market links]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[by Wambi MichaelAll farmers want to earn a good price for their crop, but many fail to do so for various reasons. In Uganda, Farm Concern International has helped to link cassava farmers and traders, achieving benefits for both groups. By forming &lsquo;commercial villages&rsquo;, the farmers have b...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Agribusiness - inspiring the next generation]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[by Pius Sawa How can Africa&rsquo;s young people be inspired and equipped to become skilled and successful farmers and agri-business entrepreneurs? Delegates at the African Green Revolution Forum in Arusha give their views, including the need to teach agri-business in schools, rural, agricultural tr...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[African Agricultural Development Gets Doubled U.S. Investment]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Kathryn Mcconnell, 26 November 2012 (US Department of State)Washington &mdash; Through the Feed the Future initiative, U.S. government research investments in global food security more than doubled from $50 million in 2008 to $120 million in 2011, according a report released in October.In additio...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Forum helps farmer organizations scale-up food production]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[APONovember 26, 2012 20:16:44pm GMT The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa&rsquo;s (AGRA) Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) is hosting a forum from 26 to 28  November, 2012 at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Johannesburg to exchange solutions that will...]]></description>
			<author>Meredith Braden  &lt;no-reply@www.agra.org&gt;</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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