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High food prices in Africa!
06 Feb 2025 12:03 GMT
… East and Central Africa. The fact that African countries are … regenerative farming methods not reliant on fertiliser. However, fertiliser use … of greenhouse gas emissions. African countries, however, are … adaptation challenges of African countries while also …
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Africa’s Mineral Paradox: Who Decides What’s “Critical”?
05 Feb 2025 19:14 GMT
… cement for housing, fertilizers for food security, … fertilizer annually but exports 97% of it, leaving smallholder farmers … The Democratic Republic of Congo, which supplies 72% … Weak infrastructure leaves African nations disproportionately vulnerable to …
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African mountain farmers adapt to climate change
05 Feb 2025 04:07 GMT
… Cameroon, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Tanzania. Farmers … experienced by African farmers across 10 mountain … inputs, like fertilizer and pesticides, and using … Uganda, some African farmers are diversifying their …
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How Tanzania became Africa’s No 2 maize producer
05 Feb 2025 01:23 GMT
… fertiliser per acre, compared to 50 kilogrammes in neighbouring South African … farmers optimise fertiliser use and crop choices.
The Southern Agricultural … subsistence farming to commercial agriculture.
“Farmers should … Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and …
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Study Examines How African Farmers Are Adapting to Mountain Climate Change
04 Feb 2025 21:57 GMT
… across African mountains, how farmers are adapting … 1,500 farmers across 10 African mountain regions … Cameroon, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Tanzania. Farmers … inputs, like fertilizer and pesticides, and using …
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How witchweed is being tackled in sub-Saharan Africa’s croplands
03 Feb 2025 19:25 GMT
Purple-flowering striga weed causes an estimated US$7-14 billion in losses every year in sub-saharan Africa. Image: Lisa Murray/Toothpick
By Bryony Cottam
Catherine Wanjala has watched her fields of maize in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, yellow and …
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AI Governance in Africa: Embracing the 24-Hour economy for sustainable growth
03 Feb 2025 05:37 GMT
… , while also reducing pesticide usage by 40% (FAO … proper AI governance, African nations risk perpetuating systemic … policy frameworks. The Rwandan government has also actively … driven precision farming techniques can help optimize agricultural production, …
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The Most Outrageous, Horrific Things USAID Did With Your Tax Dollars
05 Feb 2025 20:41 GMT
… groups in West and Central Africa, $3.3 million was … in the West African county, was " … funded irrigation canals, farming equipment, and even fertilizer used to cultivate … projects (ADP), these agricultural programs "inadvertently" …
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2024
05 Feb 2025 14:12 GMT
… , Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo … and Antarctic Lands, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, … Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, St. Helena, Sao … , or chemically transformed. USDA agricultural goods and …
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Grapes deliver N$815 million over festive season
05 Feb 2025 16:33 GMT
… Namibia exports goods worth millions while importing from next door
Namibia exported grapes worth N$815.4 million in December, yet at the same time imported grapes worth N$2.3 million – primarily from South Africa.
The exports were mainly to The …