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[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text]Nairobi, Friday, December 14, 2018: Only seven out of the 21 States in the Eastern and Southern Africa region have so far harmonized their national seed regulations with the regional seed trade harmonization regulations. They are; Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The harmonization of seed laws under the COMESA Seed Harmonization…
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Cairo, Monday, December 9, 2018: A strong COMESA delegation has arrived in Cairo for the 1st Intra- Africa Trade Fair (IATF) that takes place from Tuesday 11 to 17 December 2018. The fair is organized by the Africa Export and Import Bank (AfreximBank) and the African Union Commission in collaboration with the Government of Egypt. Themed…
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Lusaka, Saturday, December 8, 2018: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) marks the 24th anniversary, since its transformation from the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA) on December 8, 1994. A high-level COMESA delegation led by Secretary General Ms. Chileshe Kapwepwe will mark the anniversary in Egypt while attending…
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The “Valley of Death” is a term commonly used in the innovation ecosystem to refer to the failure of many innovations to make the transition to commercially viable products. Numerous studies have put the carnage of innovations lost in the valley of death at 90%. Only 10% make it to the level of product development…
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