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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Vegetables, Economics, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID,

Lockdown: Crops rot in fields

MIRRIAM Madzivanyika, a farmer in Mazowe — 40km north of Harare — grows a variety of c...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Covid-19: Small-scale farmers fill city's food supply gap - The Standard

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second city of some 700 000 people, has experienced a shortage of v...

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Insects, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

05/20/2020 SOURCE: mashable.com

How this big locust plague will end

"Mother nature has to help out."...

Feeding the world amid diminishing resources and coronavirus

“COVID-19 is potentially catastrophic for millions who are already hanging by a thread,�...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Pest Control, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Coronavirus/COVID, Ag Middle East,

Locust swarms threaten Middle East, India, Africa amid COVID-19 outbreak

While no swarms are currently expected to impact Israel, Jordan is considered "threatened"...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Dairy, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, World Hunger, World Population,

How crop and animal sensors are making farming smarter

Installing wireless sensors among crops and attaching 'smart' ear tags to livestock could ...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: World Hunger, Urban Farming, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID, Ag North America,

'Guerilla gardeners' say they're growing food for low-income neighbourhood | CBC News

A small group of volunteers has started gardening on a neglected lot in Prince George's in...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Fertilizer, World Hunger, Climate Change,

Phosphorus in our pee - the new gold? | DW | 11.05.2020

Phosphorus is essential for growing crops, but global reserves are shrinking fast. Now res...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Organic, Economics, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Africa's organic farmers struggle to get certified | DW | 12.02.2020

Smothering bureaucracy and limited access to finance hold back organic agriculture in Afri...

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, World Hunger,

Efforts to control livestock disease PPRV should focus on herd management style, not age

The risk of transmitting the virus PPRV, which produces a highly infectious and often fata...

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.

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