
Topics: Soybeans, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, Ag Africa,
Soybean Innovation Lab provides knowledge that assists soybean production in Africa
URBANA, Ill. – Soybean production in Africa and other developing regions has the potential to alleviate hunger and boost local economies. But the transition from traditional crops such as cowpea or cassava to a major commercial crop such as soybean is fraught with challenges.
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Topics: Economics, Fermentation/Vineyard/Wine, Grapes, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,
South Africa’s wine industry reeling from alcohol bans
Drinkers in South Africa may cheer the government’s decision to lift the latest bar on alcohol sales, but the wine sector fears the move has come too late to save thousands of jobs. The key industry has been badly hit by a string of booze bans, imposed to ease the number of trauma cases in hospitals burdened by coronavirus patients.
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Topics: Forestry, Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,
Agroforestry-grown coffee gives Amazon farmers a sustainable alternative | South Africa Today
Located in the southern part of Brazil’s Amazonas state, the municipality of Apuí has been producing the Amazon’s first agroecological coffee since 2012. The municipality has one of the highest rates of fire outbreaks in the region, and investing in social development is one way to combat land grabbing and deforestation for cattle pastures. Funded […]
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Topics: Water, Food/Nutrition, Food Waste, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,
For Women Who Feed Africa | The Nation Online | Malawi Daily Newspaper
Women form the backbone of rural economies, growing over two-thirds of food for Africa’s 1.2 billion people.
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Topics: Water, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Weather,
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Sorghum, Young Farmers, Sustainability, Ag Innovation, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,
Young agri-entrepreneur shines in rural Zimbabwe
While agriculture forms an integral part of Zimbabwe’s economy, many young people still think of it as back-breaking labor that offers little economic benefit. However, things are slowly changing, …
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Markets/Pricing, Sugarcane, Forestry, Fruit, Fishing (Commercial), Potatoes, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,
Zimbabwe’s Resilience Building Fund, boosts agricultural production in Beitbridge
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Topics: Young Farmers, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,
Young farmers take up challenge to increase Grenada’s food supply | NOW Grenada
Due to the demand for produce during the height of the Covid-19 lockdown measures last year, Andall understood the magnitude the lack of food security can have on Grenada.
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Topics: Irrigation, Ag Africa, Regenerative Agriculture, Coronavirus/COVID,
Agricultural sector needs to go green in face of loadshedding
Load shedding has had a negative impact on energy-intensive and irrigation-dependent agricultural industries.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Young Farmers, Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,
Mvurwi farmer hails Command Agriculture Scheme
COMMAND Agriculture scheme has changed the life of Mvurwi farmer Prince Chipenda (42) who planted 100 hectares of maize in Mvurwi ward 26.Chipenda said he recei...
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