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FARA bi-monthly Bulletin
Africa remains a net importer of livestock and livestock commodities, spending US$3.6 billion of scarce foreign exchange on imports of products that could well be sourced from within the continent. This is a huge deficit that is increasing in magnitude. Due to the stringent SPS (Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary) requirements of developed countries, most of Africa’s exports of livestock and livestock commodities occur within the continent with a small fraction (mainly sheep and goats) going to countries of the Middle East.
This issue provides a wealthy information on the role of livestock sector in ACP countries.
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Announcements
African Agricultural Science Week and FARA General Assembly, 19-24 July 2010, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
FARA is Recuiting a ''Communication & Public Awareness Specialist''
NSF3- Stakeholder consultation on content development for implementing
Consultant- CAADP Pillar IV Technical Assistant
African Agriculture Science Competitions and Awards: Recognizing Excellence in African Science and Innovation. (First Announcement)
Chair-elect announced for the Global Forum on Agricultural Research
Dr Monty Jones, Executive Director of the Forum on Agricultural
Research for Africa (FARA) is the new Chair of the Global Forum on
Agricultural Research (GFAR). More information
Call for applications: Residential School 2010 Deadline for applications on the 10 January 2010.
More informationNetworking Support Function 2 Strategy (2010‐2014). More information
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