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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

10 things everyone should know about GMOs in Africa - Alliance for Science

[Download this page as a PDF] [See also: GMO Myths in Africa] 1. Biotechnology, genetic modication, genetic engineering and GMOs are terms for essentially the same process: breeding crops and livestock to have certain desirable traits. 2. GMOs are safe. Every major scientic body in the world agrees that GMO foods are just as safe […]

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TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, Environment, Climate Change, Ag Africa, Ranching, Carbon Farming,

02/07/2022 SOURCE: time.com

Impossible Foods CEO on the Future of Farming

A new study shows how eliminating animal agriculture could dramatically reduce emissions

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TOPIC(S): Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Africa, Animal Health,

01/31/2022 SOURCE: www.capetownetc.com

Authorities detect African Swine Fever in the Southern Cape

According to the Western Cape's Agriculture MEC, Ivan Meyer, the quarantine notice urges community members and pig farmers not to remove any pigs or pig products from the area to prevent further spreading of the disease.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soil Health, Ag Africa,

Bringing dry land in the Sahel back to life

Millions of hectares of farmland are lost to the desert each year in Africa’s Sahel region, but the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is showing that traditional knowledge, combined with the

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture Global, Research, Ag Africa, Photosynthesis,

Fickle sunshine slows down Rubisco and limits photosynthetic productivity of crops

Researchers from Lancaster University working to improve the sustainable productivity of key crops in sub-Saharan Africa have discovered an imperfection in a critical enzyme within cowpea – and believe this imperfection is likely shared with other crops.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Water, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Weather,

Farmers plant 1,4m hectares

Zimbabwe's largest daily newspaper

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Irrigation, Jobs, Water, Ag Africa, Ag Australia/NZ,

Irrigation helps women farmers in Mozambique weather climate extremes - Alliance for Science

In January 2021, a devastating cyclone hit Mozambique and flooded Berta Inácio Ngove’s field, burying a promising crop of maize and beans in a watery tomb. “It was bad,” recalls Ngove, a 52-year-old widow and mother of four children. “We did not harvest anything.” But cyclones aren’t the only extreme weather events that smallholder farmers […]

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Ag Africa, Smallholder Farms,

Meet Engineer who quit job to venture into lucrative chilli farming

Engineer joins chili pepper farming, now exports to Europe

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Soybeans, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Ag Africa,

Young Entrepreneurs Are Teaching, Sharing and Inspiring African Aquaculture Market Development - American Soybean Association

Jerry Mang’ena founded Aqua-Farms Organization to respond to food security issues in Tanzania and Africa. He later funded Aqua-Farms Hatcheries to support

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Commodities, Crop Consultant, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

COMMENT: The future of our agriculture is indeed bright

Bulawayo's most popular daily newspaper

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