Budgets to ease food crisis

EAST AFRICA, 13 June 2008 (IRIN) – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, in their budget proposals for the 2008-2009 financial year, announced measures to cushion their populations against soaring food prices.
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Comparing and Integrating Farmers’ and Breeders’ Evaluations of Maize Varieties in East Africa

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), therefore, started a breeding program in East Africa where farmers are engaged much earlier in the selection process, leading to the evaluation of entries by many people in several locations. The approach requires a more systematic and quantitative methodology than the classical participatory approach, where farmers are only asked to evaluate varieties at the very last stages.
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East Africa: Rising Inflation Hits Region Hard

Polycarp Machira

East African states have been hit hard by the current inflation caused by surging global fuel and food prices.
However, Kenya appears to have suffered the most compared to Uganda or Tanzania.
Statistics show that Tanzania’s rate of inflation stands at 9.7 per cent, a 0.7 per cent increase from last month, while Uganda has a 9.5 per cent inflation rate, representing a 0.9 per cent increase during the same period.
Kenya’s inflation rate stands at 26.6 per cent as of last month or a 5 per cent increase from the previous month.
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