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TOPIC(S): Cocoa, Climate Change, Ag Africa,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: srnnews.com

It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits - SRN News

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa. About three-quarters of the world’s cocoa — the main ingredient in chocolate — […]

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TOPIC(S): GMO's, Potatoes, Ag Africa,

03/25/2024 SOURCE: punchng.com

Nigerian researchers competent to help potato farmers - Institute

If funded well, Nigerian researchers have the capacity and the competence to develop bio-technology and do local transformation of potatoes.

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TOPIC(S): World Hunger, Ag Africa, World Population, Food Security/Shortage,

03/23/2024 SOURCE: www.voanews.com

World Food Program: Zimbabwe's Food Insecurity Is Worsening

The World Food Program says Zimbabwe is at the peak of its lean season with 2.7 million people across the country facing food insecurity even before effects of an ongoing drought kick in. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Mangwe, one of the most affected districts.

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TOPIC(S): Cotton, Ag Innovation, Ag Africa,

03/21/2024 SOURCE: www.universityworldnews.com

Researchers’ portable cotton gin could boost industry

Kirinyaga University may have just breathed new life into Kenya’s ailing cotton industry after university dons developed a portable cotton gin. This...

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TOPIC(S): Ag Africa, Agronomy,

03/20/2024 SOURCE: ianrnews.unl.edu

Study points to Africa’s opportunities to boost rice production

“Nearly 15 million hectares of rice are waiting for yield improvement in Africa, but no yield gain can be achieved without better agronomy.” —Patricio Grassini, Sunkist Distinguished Professor of Agronomy

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Economics, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa,

Empowering vulnerable women: African Development Bank financing bolsters economic inclusion in Togo

Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping the lives of vulnerable women like Adjoa Agbomassi.

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

03/13/2024 SOURCE: disasterphilanthropy.org

Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis - Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Prolonged, extreme drought is plaguing several countries in the Horn of Africa. The drought is a grade three health emergency.

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JAMES MSASA
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Topics: Vegetables, Ag Innovation, Ag Africa, Smallholder Farms,

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TOPIC(S): Rice, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag Africa,

02/06/2024 SOURCE: www.wur.nl

African rice production must become more efficient to prevent large-scale import and cultivation

Rice production in Africa is in urgent need of intensification to meet future demand. This is to prevent the continent from becoming largely dependent on the import of rice or significant portions of farmlands being used for cultivation. Research shows there is potential to make rice production more efficient if the current farming methods are improved.

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TOPIC(S): Coffee/Tea, Agriculture Global, Ag Africa,

02/05/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com

EU deforestation law means uncertainty for African coffee

The EU aims to outlaw products sourced from deforested areas, but critics have said the new law could penalize so-called smallholder coffee farmers in Africa.

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