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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Weather,

Kenya: Ongoing Drought Shows Why Kenya Must Invest in Scaling Up Agricultural Innovation #AfricaClimateCrisis

Opinion - The prolonged drought impacting the north, which has left more than 2.5 million people on the brink of starvation and poverty, is only the latest in an increasingly short cycle that is leaving pastoralists and farmers with less and less time to recover.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

Masello Mokhoro

While her peers were being carefree, a young Masello Mokhoro had already adopted the mindset of an entrepreneur.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

FAO Launches Plan to Avert Hunger Crisis in Horn of Africa

More than U.S.$138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said. FAO fears that a large-scale hunger crisis could break out if rural communities do not receive adequate assistance timed to the needs of the upcoming agricultural seasons. A third consecutive year of poor rains is posing a major threat to food security in countries already facing natural resource limitations and conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and locust invasions during 2020-21. The FAO plan targets 1.5 million of the most at-risk rural populations in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to get water, seeds, animal feed, veterinary care, and much needed cash to at-risk rural families. The organisation projects that some 25.3 million people will face "high acute food insecurity" by the middle of the year if no action is taken.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Dairy, Agriculture Global, Food/Nutrition, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,

Kenya's Dairy Sector Is Failing to Meet Domestic Demand. How It Can Raise Its Game

Analysis - Kenya's dairy sector is estimated at 14% of Kenya's agricultural GDP. Milk is primarily produced by smallholder dairy farmers who account for 56% of total output. It is estimated that the sector has 1.8 million smallholder farmers (about 80% of producers). The remaining 44% of milk output comes from large commercial farmers.

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JAMES MSASA
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Success with Loleza RZ F1

Rijk Zwaan Afrisem is breeding African Hot Peppers. The goal is to develop high yielding habanero varieties with improv

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Cassava, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Zambia: Businessman taps into cassava's industrial potential

Lubasi Yuyi built a company that processes cassava into starch, used in various industrial processes.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Food/Nutrition, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Zambian entrepreneur capitalises on fish farming opportunities

Allan Mbale's company works with smallholder farmers to raise fish which it then sells to its clients.

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John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Young Farmers, Economics, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

Kenya unveils US $20M youth agribusiness programme

The government of Kenya has unveiled a US $20million ENABLE Kenya programme set to bridge the succession gap in agribusiness in the country.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture Global, Ag Tech, Ag Africa,

06/02/2021 SOURCE: www.farmersreviewafrica.com

Tech-Driven Agriculture to boost women and youth farmers in Nigeria

Building on its work to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-driven agricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched a 1-year project

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TOPIC(S): Climate Change, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture,

05/12/2021 SOURCE: allafrica.com

Kenya's Dryland Farmers Embrace Regenerative Farming to Brave Tough Climate

It is an uncommon occurrence to see farms with flourishing healthy crops in Kenya's semi-arid Makueni County. But in Kithiani village, Justus Kimeu's two-acre piece of land stands out from the rest. After embracing the regenerative agriculture (RA) technique, the 52-year-old farmer is looking forward to a bumper harvest of maize as all his neighbours count their losses following this year's failed season.

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