The First Step Towards Climate-Smart Agriculture? Get Information
Farmers frowned in concentration, gathered around Ewart Miller in the scorching sun as he demonstrated how a simple wooden A-frame can help properly space out crops when planting. …
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African Green Revolution Forum: The Decade to 2030 Must Be Africa’s Decade
Africa must harness the enormous opportunities presented by digitalisation to transform agriculture in the next 10 years, the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) heard. …
Africa Food Prize Winners set Sights on Policy and Knowledge Sharing to Transform Agriculture
Two model farmers who have championed agricultural innovation and sustainable growth within African agriculture have been named the winners of the 2019 Africa Food Prize. …
Rising Food Insecurity Linked to Economic Decline, Says New SOFI Report
Launched this week, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 (SOFI 2019) report presents the latest annual estimates for food security, hunger and malnutrition around the world. …
New Report Tracks Status of Agricultural Biodiversity
The newly launched Agrobiodiversity Index report, compiled by Bioversity International, analyses the way in which countries are conserving and using their agricultural biodiversity. …
Pastoralists are Defying Kenya’s Droughts with the Help of Big Data
Before drought hit northern Kenya in 2016, Dahira Ali, 50, had 300 sheep. By the time the rains broke, though, she had lost 150 because there was not enough fodder on the parched lands to feed them, while the other 150 were too weak to sell. …