Agricultural infrastructure programme kicks off.Small-scale farmers in Ghana, Madagascar and Mali are the first beneficiaries of a multibillion dollar project to rehabilitate re·ha·bil·i·tate v. 1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education. 2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity. agricultural infrastructure. The project will later be expanded to other developing countries. The programme is a joint initiative of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1 1997 to January 1 2007, serving two five-year terms. He was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. , and the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC (The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, TX) The first high-tech research and development consortium in the U.S., created in 1982 by leading companies within the electronics industry. ). Under the agreement, in Madagascar infrastructure will be established or improved, agricultural research will be strengthened, and seeds and other technologies will be distributed to small-scale farmers. Project leaders will work with researchers to better distribute seeds in three different zones in the island: maize maize: see corn. in Antsiranana, rice and butter beans in Menabe, and maize and rice in Boeny. The Malagasy agriculture ministry has also signed a partnership with private fertiliser companies to increase production. |
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