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TOPIC(S): Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

08/24/2020 SOURCE: phys.org

Africa food organization 'fails to deliver on promise to double yields'

Large agricultural development programs have done little to reduce hunger while pushing farmers into debt, food security experts say, as they warn that such schemes risk failure if they do not move away ...

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Organic, Crop Consultant, Poultry, Pest Control, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population,

Kenya: Farming with insects

A new generation of agricultural entrepreneurs in Kenya are using the larvae of black soldier flies as a sustainable alternative to fishmeal and soy. Could it take off internationally?

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TOPIC(S): Aquaculture/Fish Farming, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, World Population,

08/20/2020 SOURCE: www.inewsguyana.com

Agriculture Ministry working to lift US catfish ban

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has committed towards lifting the US-imposed catfish ban, which was instituted against Guyana in early 2018 under the Granger-led administration. He shared t…

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Topics: Pesticides, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Pest Control, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

Africa strives to tackle food security challenges brought by COVID-19 pandemic, locust invasion

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | As African countries continue to battle the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, they are making gains on the frontline against massive swarms of the desert locusts that have been threatening the region’s food security. Experts in different countries attribute the gains against the voracious migratory pests to combined country, regional and international …

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Topics: Pesticides, Pest Control, Ag Europe, Ag Africa,

Kenya skies Blackened with miles-long locust swarms after decades of anti-pesticide campaigns by the EU and UN  - The Westside Gazette

     The United Nations has long sought to control pesticide use, especially in developing nations, citing harm to people and the environment and calling “efforts to ban and appropriately regulate the use of pesticides are a necessary step in the right direction” in a 2017 report. [...]

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Topics: Sustainability, Fishing (Commercial), Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,

China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet | South Africa Today

China has made the first major revisions to regulations governing its distant-water fishing fleet in 17 years. The new rules aim to curb illegal activity, increase transparency and improve sustainability in commercial fishing. As dominant nation in the global fishing industry, yet ranked worst for fishing offenses, China could have a huge positive impact through […]

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