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BBC ‘Network Africa’ Programme Interviews Farming First’s Ajay Vashee

April 20, 2009 1 comment

Farming First’s Ajay Vashee discussed how protectionism in the agricultural marketplace impacts global food security and the development goals of the G8 countries for smallholder farmers around the world.
Vashee notes that much of the agricultural products grown in Africa — when not being eaten directly by the farmers themselves — is destined for the export

Farming First Speaks to the BBC World Service’s Focus on Africa programme

April 2, 2009 No comments yet

Ajay Vashee spoke to the BBC World Service’s ‘Focus on Africa’ programme to discuss how the Farming First plan can positively contribute to African development priorities.
Vashee, President of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) and a practicing farmer in Zambia, discusses Farming First’s six core principles and the recent work that the group had



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