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Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Economics, Trade (Commodities),
TOPIC(S): Environment, Climate Change, Ag Africa, Weather, Food Security/Shortage,

02/21/2022 SOURCE: flip.it

Report: Severe Drought has Brought on Near Catastrophic Hunger in the Horn of Africa

NNPA NEWSWIRE — An estimated 13 million are facing severe hunger mostly because of droughts that have afflicted the Horn of Africa, and those in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are experiencing droughts not seen in more than 40 years. UN officials contend that malnutrition rates also have soared in the region.| By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The United Nations World Food Program is appealing to the world for at least $327 million to care for the urgent needs of 4.5 million people over the next six months and help communities become better-equipped to deal with extreme climate shocks. An estimated 13

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Biotechnology is boosting yields of high-protein African yam bean - Alliance for Science

African scientists are using the tools of biotechnology to boost the climate-resiliency and yields of the high-protein African yam bean. Scientists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Genetic Resource Center are employing marker-assisted selection and other biotech tools, as well as conventional plant breeding, to add traits like shorter cooking time, high yield, […]

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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, Tobacco, Ag Africa,

Private sector committed to agric production

The Zimbabwe agricultural sector has been on a growth trajectory buoyed by an increase in output in traditional crops such as tobacco, maize, soya and wheat. Last season’s success has resulted in the agricultural sector posting an overall growth of 36,2 percent.

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Topics: Research, Genes /Genetics,

CROPSR: A New Tool for Speeding up Genetic Research in Crops

Crop genomes are fine-tuned over generations of breeding to improve certain features, and until recently, breeders had to rely on naturally occurring variety for selection. Although CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology has the potential to change this, the software tools required for designing and analyzing CRISPR experiments have so far been developed for editing in mammalian genomes, which do not share the same properties as complex crop genomes.

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, USDA,

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Masello Mokhoro

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

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