A healthy, peaceful and secure Africa is now within our grasp
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Judging from the daily outpouring of commentary, opinions and reports, you would think that there were two African continents. One of them is the new land of opportunity, with seven of the world's 10 fastest-growing economies, offering limitless possibilities to investors. There is, however, this other image: a starving and hopeless continent, hungry and poor, corrupt and prey to foreign exploiters.
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Food Producers Look to Africa to Feed Globe’s Growing Population
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Producers are looking to Africa to feed a growing global population as land and water constraints curb the scope for raising output in other regions, the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association said.
“The world depends upon Africa becoming a part of the food production system of the world for us be able to feed 9 or 10 billion people that are going to be out there by 2050,â€
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Kenya: Cooperatives to Boost Fish Farming, Food Security - Agriculture Chief
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The Mombasa county government will promote aquaculture to boost food production. Agriculture executive Anthony Njaramba said there will be five ponds and a cold storage facility in each of the 30 wards in the county.
"We want ensure all residents have enough to eat and surplus to sell," said Njaramba during an interview in Mombasa town on Saturday.
He said fishing can be done in spaces available in private homes and compounds.
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Nestlé expects ‘major growth’ in Kenya when oil starts flowing
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Nestlé Kenya Managing Director Svetlana Obruchkova says the purchasing power of consumers in the East African country is set to rise and push the sales of branded goods.
“There are affluent people and the middle class is growing but it is still not growing at the extent we would like. We strongly believe that this growth will come when the oil and gas is developed and a wider part of the population will get better incomes. The potential is really great… and we expect major growth to come in the next five years.â€
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Kenyan tea gets major boost in EU market
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Kenyan tea is set for a major boost in the European market if an initiative by a Dutch imports agency is implemented. This follows efforts by the Centre for Promotion of Imports (CBI) from developing countries, an arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands, to improve skills of Kenyan agricultural agencies and stakeholders in the tea sector. The CBI event has for the first time brought together Kenyan tea growers and exporters for a three-day training workshop in The Hague, aimed at marketing branded Kenyan tea in the European Union.
