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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, GMO's, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

11/29/2022 SOURCE: www.the-star.co.ke

Court suspends importation of GMO food

Kenyan Peasant League challenged the decision saying decision would affect their crop production.

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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture,

Regenerative farming and climate justice, with Patrick Nyaga, Farm Africa

How can regenerative farming create climate justice? This podcast forms part of a series – examining how business addresses climate justice. Together we hear how business puts people at the heart

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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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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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Topics: Wheat, Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

Zimbabwe's focus on wheat set to yield biggest-ever harvest

Zimbabwe says it is on the brink of its biggest wheat harvest in history, thanks in large ...

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Topics: World Hunger, Climate Change, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

USAID Administrator Samantha Power.

Feeding the World We Now Face Speech at International Borlaug Dialogue 2022
Administrator Samantha Power called for an acceleration and expansion of agricultural inve...

Administrator Samantha Power called for an acceleration and expansion of agricultural investment as a critical pillar of addressing current and future global...