01/08/2021 SOURCE: www.bbc.com
The Congo Basin contains the world's second-largest rainforest, crucial for regulating the world's climate. Inside it, a plan to halt the forest's decline is bearing fruit.
The bold plan to save Africa's largest forest
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Markets/Pricing, Vegetables, Economics, Transportation, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,
Garlic farmers urged to increase exports
LOCAL garlic farmers have been urged to increase exports riding on the growth of the global market which has expanded to US$2,48 billion in the past two decades, from US$500 million, according to ZimTrade.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Forestry, Sustainability, Research, Ag Africa, World Population, Ag South America,
Colombia’s sustainable forestry drive boosts biodiversity and business | South Africa Today
Despite the high costs and long registration times, sustainable timber harvesting has the potential to bring more value to rural Colombians while also acting as an effective and important conservation tool. Forest management plans are critical to establishing which trees should be exploited, as well as setting standards for related processes so that the environmental […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Africa, World Population,
Factbox: China's agricultural progress in 2020
An unmanned harvester works in paddy fields in Hongwei farm, northeast China Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)The following facts and
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Vegetables, Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Farmers turning out to be among pandemic heroes - FarmKenya Initiative
The country is currently food sufficient, according to the Ministry of Agriculture
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12/21/2020 SOURCE: www.businesslive.co.za
Challenges of 2020 showed the resilience of SA’s agricultural sector and provided an opportunity to draft an inclusive growth strategy for the year ahead
THOKO DIDIZA: Agriculture lays the groundwork for land reform and jobs in a difficult year
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12/16/2020 SOURCE: news.un.org
New Desert Locust swarms are forming in the Horn of Africa, threatening agricultural livelihoods and the food security of millions of people, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on
Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa
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12/14/2020 SOURCE: english.mathrubhumi.com
What will we do when locusts come again? Locusts are a group of short-horned grasshoppers ..
How to get rid of locusts?
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Topics: Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,
Government puts in R1bn to give the Covid-hit agricultural industry a boost
The government has set aside a R1 billion employment stimulus package for small-scale and subsistence farmers.
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Digitisation Could Transform African Agriculture
Placing an online order for farming inputs saves Velebantfu Dlamini about USD12 in transport fees for a round trip of about 320 kilometres. The 26-year-old vegetable farmer from Nkhungwini in the Shis
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