Brussels, 17/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 16 November, the European Commission announced that it had approved a project in favour of direct aid to Zimbabwean smallholder farmers for a total amount of €7 million to help them stimulate production and overcome barriers to marketing their products.
At least 1 million farmers are expected to benefit from this ad hoc aid in small rural communities in Zimbabwe. The overall goal of this support is to reduce the dependency of vulnerable...