SLIDESHOW: Seen and Heard at the FCI Trade Summit in Dar es Salaam

Guide to crop protection registration in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Seed treatment sales outside of EU offset losses due to neonicotinoid ban.

SAIOMA initiative to benefit 35,000 smallholder farmers, 468 agro-dealers and 30 small/medium enterprises.

Company plans to accelerate new product launches, add new offices and increase headcount.

Project focuses on building infrastructure, irrigation and secure access to land.

New investments could mean big boost in rice production for Asia, sustainable irrigation for millions of parched farms in Africa.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded project expected to boost smallholder farmer incomes, improve policies.

Rapid response system for crop pests and diseases coming in Africa.

Ten African countries spent more than $1 billion on input subsidy programs in 2011, amounting to nearly 29% of their public expenditures on agriculture.