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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Agriculture Global, GMO's, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

Nigeria begins national performance trials for GM maize

Nigeria is set to begin national performance trials (NPT) for genetically modified (GM) TELA maize as the West African nation makes another leap towards

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: GMO's, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

Viewpoint: Kenya’s crop gene editing greenlight is a start — but anti-biotechnology regulations still abound

Last month the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) published guidelines for the regulation of genome editing technology, making Kenya the second nation in

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, AgriBusiness, Food Security/Shortage,

President Samia’s trip to the US generates $1 billion in investments

President Samia Suluhu Hassan and US Vice President Kamala Harris met on Friday April 15, at the White House in Washington DC , with the two leaders pledging strong ties for the two...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Cotton, Commodities, Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

Malawi farmers claim 100% yield boost using insect-resistant Bt cotton

The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) says Bt cotton – a genetically modified variety – has improved farmers’ yield by 100 percent.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

Annual milk production rises to 2.81 billion litres

Whereas milk production continues to grow, consumption remain low, standing way below WHO’s recommended per capital of 200 litres

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TOPIC(S): Organic, GMO's, Ag Africa,

04/08/2022 SOURCE: dailypost.ng

Local farmers warned of dangers of inorganic farming, GMOs

The federal government has been tasked to ensure that agricultural lands and forest reserves are protected to encourage agroecology which can help in

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Ag Tech, Ag Innovation, Ag Startups & Financing, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture,

ImaliPay gets $3M to offer financial services to underserved gig workers across Africa

The gig economy is experiencing profound growth in Africa. Yet, all that growth hasn’t changed the status of workers who are seen as contractors rather than employees. Because many of them, particularly in the two-wheeler space, lack access to some financial services, being contractors is disadvantageous. Some gig platforms have tried to embed financial services into […]

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Markets/Pricing, Young Farmers, Economics, Ag Africa,

Mo Dewji on the moments that shaped his world

Mo Dewji, Africa's youngest dollar billionaire, says he always wanted to become wealthy but has realised that money is not the most important thing.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Russia & CIS, Ag Africa,

South Africa could help to fill agricultural-commodity gap arising from the Russia-Ukraine war

Africa imported $4-billion worth of agricultural products from Russia in 2020. Of the total, 90% was wheat and 6% sunflower oil

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Soil Health, Ag Africa, Smallholder Farms,

Soil Health testing on Tanzanian smallholder farms.

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