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Her Excellency, the first lady of Kenya mama Rachel Ruto has spearheaded inclusion of iron beans in the Mama Organic Garden at State House Nairobi, the official presidential residence. This gesture demonstrates a strong commitment to advancing sustainable agriculture and healthy and nutritious meals for the nation. Common beans are a staple crop in Kenya, frequently consumed in large quantities.…

HarvestPlus Job Vacancies 2018 and How to Apply for Vacant Positions

HarvestPlus Job Vacancies 2018… Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for HarvestPlus Recruitment 2018. Eligible candidates are advised to apply before deadline as application submitted before deadline will not be accepted.

HarvestPlus Job Vacancies 2018

HarvestPlus on behalf of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian for…

IFAD Educate Women On Vitamin A Cassava Value Chain

Harvestplus, an international agricultural organistaion, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Tuesday, trained 60 women on vitamin A cassava processing and value addition in Ibadan.

The training focused on processing of garri, using stainless steel manual and automated roasters and processing of odorless fufu, best practices for quality control.

It…

HarvestPlus to reach 100m Nigerians with biofortified foods

The Country Director of HarvestPlus Nigeria, Dr. Paul Ilona says the NGO was working to meet the nutritional needs of about 100 million Nigerians by the year 2030.

In an interview on Thursday in Lagos, he said that the food culture in Nigeria had made it challenging for people to stay healthy because the diets consisted mainly of carbohydrates, thereby lacking in other essential nutrients the…

[Daily Trust]Ibadan -The Nigerian government and HarvestPlus have flagged off the dissemination of pro-vitamin A cassava planting materials to farmers, inspired by agricultural reforms aimed at cutting down the number of persons afflicted with vitamin A…

[New Times]Rwanda is the first country in the world that has helped farmers in the multiplication of seeds rich in iron, the Director-General of HarvestPlus, Dr. Howarth Bouis has said. Check Out Our Virtual Expo http://mask-africa.com/farmers/