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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03/20/2024 SOURCE: ianrnews.unl.edu
“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
Study points to Africa’s opportunities to boost rice production
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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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03/13/2024 SOURCE: disasterphilanthropy.org
Prolonged, extreme drought is plaguing several countries in the Horn of Africa. The drought is a grade three health emergency.
Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis - Center for Disaster Philanthropy
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Topics: Vegetables, Ag Innovation, Ag Africa, Smallholder Farms,
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/msasa-j-0b0b20116_tomatoes-tanzania-smallholderfarmers-activity-716673183684750540...Read More
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02/06/2024 SOURCE: www.wur.nl
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.
African rice production must become more efficient to prevent large-scale import and cultivation
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02/05/2024 SOURCE: www.dw.com
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.
EU deforestation law means uncertainty for African coffee
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01/16/2024 SOURCE: phys.org
A team of engineers and atmospheric scientists at Harvard University, working with a colleague from the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has calculated the increased amount ...
Increase in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa found to be producing rising amounts of methane
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12/18/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com
Climate investments need to jump from R131-million a year, Presidential Climate Commission says The post Climate change: South Africa needs to spend an extra R535-billion a year to meet its goals appeared first on SAPeople - Worldwide South African News.
Climate change: South Africa needs to spend an extra R535-billion a year to meet its goals
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11/30/2023 SOURCE: allafrica.com
Analysis - Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries' gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change because it relies heavily on climatic factors. This vulnerability is particularly marked in the region because of its slow rate of technological advancement.
Africa: Climate Change and Farming - Economists Warn More Needs to Be Done to Adapt in Sub-Saharan Africa
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