Ag Africa
TOPIC(S): Organic, Ag Africa,
Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: GMO's, Trade (Commodities), Ag Africa,

Viewpoint: Massive drought, population rise, and lack of agricultural land spurred Kenya to embrace GMOs — not ‘corporate greed’

President William Ruto lifted a 10-year ban on Genetically Modified (GM) crops officially allowing the importation of the same into the country. As expected, the move has caused mixed reactions from several quarters. Opponents of GM foods have stated that President Ruto acted too fast and should have first constituted a task force to undertake public participation and awareness creation before implementation.

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JAMES MSASA JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Ag Africa,

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN TANZANIA.

Tanzania

Following two decades of sustained growth, Tanzania reached an important milestone in July 2020, when it formally graduated from low-income country to lower-middle-income country status. Tanzania’s achievement reflects sustained macroeconomic stability that has supported growth, in addition to the country’s rich natural endowments and strategic geographic position. Economic activity in Tanzania gradually recovering in the third quarter of 2021, with the surge mainly driven by the hospitality, mining, and electricity sectors. Leading indicators such as cement production, electricity generation, private-sector credit, goods and services exports, nonfuel goods imports, telecommunications, mobility, and tourist arrivals all improved in 2021, though activity in most sectors remains below pre-pandemic levels. Based on preliminary findings from recent telephone surveys, there are positive signs with employment among heads of households returning to its January 2020 levels in mid-2021. The World Bank estimates a real GDP growth rate of 4.3 percent and a GDP per capita growth rate of 1.3 percent in 2021, following a 1.0 percent per capita GDP contraction in 2020. Meanwhile, the national poverty rate is estimated to have declined marginally from 27.1 percent in 2020 to 27.0 percent in 2021, driven by the recovery of employment and nonfarm business revenue. Official GDP data for Zanzibar shows expansion during the first half of 2021 but with uneven growth rates across sectors. The services sector, accounting for nearly 50 percent of Zanzibar’s GDP, expanded by 9.4 percent in the first half of 2021, while the agriculture sector expanded more slowly at 7.1 percent, and the industrial sector contracted by 8.7 percent. An estimated 60,000 jobs are directly or indirectly linked to Zanzibar’s tourism sector. Between January and September 2021, the number of tourist arrivals increased to 252,937, albeit still well below the 376,732 recorded during the same period in 2019. Nevertheless, rising tourist arrivals supported the...

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, GMO's, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,
Team AgWiki Team AgWiki
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture,
TOPIC(S): Water, Climate Change, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture,

11/08/2022 SOURCE: www.reuters.com

Regenerative agriculture seen as answer to averting Africa's growing food crisis

More than 65% of Africa’s land is considered degraded, and the risk of further desertification grows by the day. Crops now wither in the once fertile fields of northern Ghana, as prolonged droughts dry up water courses, while the mountain forests of Kenya, known as its “water towers”, have been stripped back and denuded by agriculture and logging. In Sudan, the arid climate and poor irrigation mean that more than 500,000 hectares are now affected by salinisation.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, GMO's, Ag Africa,

Soybean farmers seek new GMO markets in East Africa - Brownfield Ag News

Soybean farmers are in Kenya and Tanzania this week as part of a trade mission hosted by the USDA. Kansas farmer Lance Rezac representing the United Soybean Board tells Brownfield three weeks ago the new president of Kenya removed the country’s GMO ban. “We have talked to government officials over here. We have talked to […]

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Team AgWiki Team AgWiki
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Topics: World Hunger, Climate Change, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Ag Tech, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

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