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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, GMO's, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

07/11/2023 SOURCE: theconversation.com

Genetically modified crops may be a solution to hunger - why there is scepticism in Africa

Genetically modified crops are increasing yield and food security in developed countries, but in Africa, a lack of adoption is limiting success.

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Ag Africa,

07/11/2023 SOURCE: africabusinesscommunities.com

Ghana receives support to boost soybean production

Africa Business Communities

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TOPIC(S): Beekeeping, Ag Africa,

07/10/2023 SOURCE: ca.news.yahoo.com

The bees are buzzing, and so is this N.L. beekeeper from Nigeria

William Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. John's. He began beekeeping in Nigeria. (Heather Barrett/CBC)Growing up as a beekeeper in Nigeria, William Kigbu said protecting his bees over the winter months was a foreign concept before continuing his hobby in Newfoundland."I've never heard that term before," Kigbu told CBC News. "Here you have to winterize them, protect them from too much exposure to the cold and wind."Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. Joh

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Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa

Funding constraints mean that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been forced to limit emergency aid to only 6.2 million of the most vulnerable people in need across West Africa, scaling back from an initial target of assisting 11.6 million, the agency announced on Wednesday.

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TOPIC(S): Dairy, Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: africafarming.info

Best 10 Dairy Farms in Kenya

For many years, the dairy sector in Kenya has been a major provider of high-quality milk and milk products to the Kenyan market. Here is a list of the best 10 dairy farms in Kenya where you can get…

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

How climate change inflames extremist insurgency in Africa

Declining harvests and dwindling fish hauls make Boko Haram appealing for young men in the Lake Chad region.

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Promised land: how South Africa’s black farmers were set up to fail

The long read: After apartheid, when black people were given back their land, many felt driven to prove they could farm as well as white South Africans. But even before they had begun, the system was stacked against them

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.bizcommunity.com

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

South Africa's agriculture could do even better but is held back by power cuts and poor infrastructure...

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TOPIC(S): Climate Change, Ag Africa,

07/08/2023 SOURCE: www.thedailybeast.com

This African Nation’s Surprise Plan for Farming Through Climate Disaster

Climate change is poised to wreck our ability to grow many kinds of crops. But there’s one farming staple that could weather the crisis: dairy.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Ag India, Ag Africa,

07/05/2023 SOURCE: www.livemint.com

India may ship 290,000 tonnes of broken rice to Mali

The development comes amid demand from African countries that look to India for supply of fully broken white rice, other than parboiled rice.

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