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TOPIC(S): Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

10/12/2023 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com

Why China's boost for focus on African farm produce will not blur outlook for infrastructure push

China is helping African countries to grow more food products and set up industries to process farm produce as part of efforts to reverse a long-time trade imbalance in its favour. It is also increasing African food imports after more than two decades of mostly buying raw materials from the continent while exporting electronics and textiles, resulting in a trade surplus that saw China accused of promoting the unhealthy imbalance. Last year, Chinese exports to Africa made up nearly 60 per cent of

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TOPIC(S): Young Farmers, FFA/4-H, Ag Africa, Carbon Farming,

10/12/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Northwestern FFA hosting Feed a Farmer lunch on Oct. 30

The Northwestern-Wayne FFA Chapter will hold Feed a Farmer on Oct. 30 at Commodity Blenders, 10510 Myers Road, West Salem.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

10/05/2023 SOURCE: foreignpolicy.com

Why False Energy Hopes Are Bad for Africa

Rich-world advocates are pushing outlandish green scenarios that will keep Africans poor.

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TOPIC(S): Poultry, Ag Africa,

10/05/2023 SOURCE: www.cbsnews.com

South Africa bird flu outbreaks see 7.5 million chickens culled, causing poultry and egg shortages

The slaughter of millions of chickens to curb 2 separate bird flu outbreaks in South Africa has led to egg and poultry "supply constraints."

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TOPIC(S): Cocoa, Ag Africa, Ag South America,

10/03/2023 SOURCE: dnyuz.com

Farmers plant more cocoa outside Africa as prices rally

NEW YORK, Oct 2 – Schmidt Agricola is a large agricultural company producing soybeans, corn and cotton in Bahia, Brazil,

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Ag Africa,

10/03/2023 SOURCE: www.cnn.com

How coffee is helping to restore this national park | CNN

Gorongosa Coffee Project serves a dual purpose: providing income and helping to reforest Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park.

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Topics: Education U.S. MidWest, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Symposium Strengthens Partnership with East African Countries

Experts from Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania visited NC State for a three-day symposium to foster sustainable agricultural development and improve health and well-being in rural East African communities.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Ag Africa,

With sustainability and productivity challenges mounting, South African farmers warm to agro-technology

Farmers have now found ways to improve the basic farming methods with state-of-the-art agritech.

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TOPIC(S): World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

09/25/2023 SOURCE: editorials.voa.gov

Boosting Africa's Agricultural Growth

In mid-September, USAID, the government of Norway, and the World Economic Forum hosted an event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss how best to help finance Africa’s agricultural growth.

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Randy Krotz
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Topics: Agriculture US, GMO's, Ag Africa,

GMWatch is a historically anti-GM organization.

Peer-reviewed critique published of Mark Lynas’s article in which he accused GMO critics of spreading “misinformation”

Authors conclude Lynas and co-authors’ article is itself misinformation. Report: Jonathan Matthews

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.

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