Spore was a magazine published by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) in English, French and, for a time, in Portuguese.
The first issue noted that "rather than promoting the agency putting it out, ..........Spore aims to ensure the widest possible dissemination of information of relevance to the agricultural world, in order to fertilize ideas and allow them to germinate.
"[2] The first issue included articles on locusts, fertilizer response, bananas, aquaculture, rice husks for fuel, and sorghum.
Initially published in English and French, a Portuguese version (Esporo) was added in 1993,[3] although rising costs meant that this was discontinued in 2016.
Reproduction of Spore articles was widespread in ACP countries and elsewhere, both in national newspapers and international media services such as Africa Online[9] and in journals and web sites specializing on agricultural topics, such as City Farmer.
This was followed by news items presented under the categories of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, Environment, Research and Business and Trade.