AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAgroecology Push: East Africa is urged to put agroecology at the centre of agricultural, climate and food security policy, with Burundi lessons highlighted from IFAD-supervised PARE-COVID work showing ways to cut reliance on costly synthetic inputs while boosting resilience and women’s empowerment. Burundi Finance & Markets: KCB Burundi says the launch of Burundi’s stock exchange could widen access to capital as the country tackles inflation, foreign exchange pressure and infrastructure gaps, with regional banking links seen as a growth lever for agriculture, digital services and small businesses. Rural Reality Check: A World Bank-based map shows Burundi among the world’s most rural countries, with 84.84% of its population living in rural areas—an important backdrop for any push on jobs, services and farm productivity. Security & Justice Watch (Bujumbura): Local reporting flags renewed legal trouble in Bujumbura’s Mpimba prison tied to a disputed death certificate involving a Congolese national, while another case in Cibitoke follows the hunt for a machete suspect accused of killing his father.
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