Cape Town – Africa can improve food security and boost economic growth by increasing support for smallholder farmers, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson said today. Joemat-Pettersson, speaking at a conference on rural poverty hosted by the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad), said while Africa continues to face … [Read more...] about Joemat-Pettersson Wants Increased Support for Smallholder Farmers