04/12/2024 SOURCE: www.foxnews.com
A South African startup is using AI software, drones and mobile phones to combat climate change by analyzing fruit and nut crops for U.S. farmers and growers in 18 other countries.
African drone company uses AI to give vital help to US fruit and nut farmers
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04/09/2024 SOURCE: www.goodnewsnetwork.org
On the surface it seems to be just the latest African tree-planting scheme, but actually promises to be a direct stimulant to rural farming.
African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
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Topics: Sustainability, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
A Senegalese woman wanted to farm and own land. So she launched a growing movement.
In Senegal, women farmers compose 70% of the agricultural workforce, but rarely own land. Mariama Sonko wanted to change that, so she started We Are the Solution, now 115,000-strong, to train women to feed their communities sustainably.
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04/06/2024 SOURCE: oilprice.com
China's investment in Africa's clean energy sector could be the key to the continent's leapfrogging to a sustainable future.
Can China Help Africa Become a Clean Energy Powerhouse? | OilPrice.com
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04/03/2024 SOURCE: theconversation.com
Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
Cocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers
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04/03/2024 SOURCE: www.goodnewsnetwork.org
On the surface it seems to be just the latest African tree-planting scheme, but actually promises to be a direct stimulant to rural farming.
African Forest Farming Initiative Making A Difference to Thousands with Tree-Planting and Microlending
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: srnnews.com
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 — […]
It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits - SRN News
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03/25/2024 SOURCE: punchng.com
If funded well, Nigerian researchers have the capacity and the competence to develop bio-technology and do local transformation of potatoes.
Nigerian researchers competent to help potato farmers - Institute
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03/23/2024 SOURCE: www.voanews.com
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.
World Food Program: Zimbabwe's Food Insecurity Is Worsening
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03/21/2024 SOURCE: www.universityworldnews.com
Kirinyaga University may have just breathed new life into Kenya’s ailing cotton industry after university dons developed a portable cotton gin. This...
Researchers’ portable cotton gin could boost industry
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