News
MAFAP results to be presented to the Agriculture, Livestock and Water Parliament Committee in the United Republic of Tanzania
18/04/2013
On Saturday 20th April MAFAP team members from ESRF, MAFC and FAO will be presenting the highlights of the results of the analysis undertaken in Tanzania to the Agriculture, Livestock and Water Parliament Committee.
New Policy Brief on Boosting Demand for Domestic Rice in Ghana
03/04/2013
The price consumers in Ghana pay for rice is high compared to the price of rice in international markets.
New Policy Brief: Policy changes could lead to higher prices for sugar farmers and lower prices for consumers in the United Republic of Tanzania
03/04/2013
Currently sugar cane farmers in the United Republic of Tanzania receive lower prices than they could, despite high domestic demand, because of high processing costs.
The future of MAFAP in Western Africa was discussed with the UEMOA commission and the Minster for Agriculture of Burkina Faso
02/04/2013
During his mission from 26 to 28 March, the MAFAP Manager met with representatives of the Commission in charge of the agricultural sector to discuss the main achievements of MAFAP in Burkina Faso and Mali...
New Policy Brief on Rice Polices in Uganda: Supporting producers but penalizing consumers
02/04/2013
Rice farmers and traders in Uganda receive higher prices thanks to existing policies. However, rice consumers also pay higher prices since they do not receive subsidies designed to offset high producer prices.