Stakeholders gather to craft action plan to build climate sensitive sectors’ resilience

Stakeholders today, began participating in a two-day National Consultation on Climate Services, intended to guide the development and application of science-based climate information and services in support of decision making in climate sensitive sectors. The event also seeks to strengthen the interactions between climate service providers and those that utilise…

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Rice is doing much better – Minister Holder

Rice is doing much better than it was a year ago, and this has been made possible as a result of several interventions, including drainage and irrigation. Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder speaking to the Government Information Agency (GINA) said last year, “We had the tremendous rainfall and the National…

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Caterpillar infestation in Wakapoa

Farmers of Wakapoa and satellite communities, Region Two, are pleased that chemicals provided by the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) were effective in destroying caterpillars that infested their farms earlier this month. Farmers are now nurturing their crops to ensure this cassava crop matures. The caterpillars, which infested…

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Rice is doing much better – Minister Holder

Rice is doing much better than it was a year ago, and this has been made possible as a result of several interventions, including drainage and irrigation. Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder speaking to the Government Information Agency (GINA) said last year, “We had the tremendous rainfall and the National…

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