Tag: agriculture
Navigating the Policy Puzzle of Incoherency and Conflicting Outcomes
Africa & Middle East: The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) and Africa Climate Week (ACW), alongside the Africa Food System Summit (AGRF), highlighted the crucial need for a sustainable and nature-positive transformation in food production.
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How Improved Crop Breeding is Shaping the World’s Youth
Global: Better crops are central to the welfare of youth, particularly in low- and middle-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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From ‘Gateway to the West’, St. Louis Blazes New Trail as Major Agtech Hub
Northern America: Known originally as the “Gateway to the West”, St. Louis is now increasingly recognized for the flow of scientific advancement that is transforming its role into that of a major agricultural technology capital.
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Planting the Roots of Peace: Humanitarian Heidi Kühn Wins 2023 World Food Prize for Restoring Agriculture to De-Mined Land in Former War Zones
Global: Heidi Kühn of the United States will receive the 2023 World Food Prize for her farmer-focused development model that revitalizes farmland, food security, livelihoods, and resilience after devastating conflict.
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Forward-Thinking Farming: Regenerative Agriculture in Eastern Africa
Africa & Middle East: Regenerative farming techniques can benefit farmers and the environment long term.
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Saving Soils for People and Planet
Global: Protecting soil is crucial for human and environmental health.
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Levelling the Playing Field: Seed Access for Farmers
Africa & Middle East: How seed systems can be used to provide farmers with quality inputs, ultimately improving food security and livelihoods.
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Closing the Adaptation Gap: Harnessing the Power of Possibilities
Global: The world is using more ecological resources than what the planet can regenerate. Climate change mitigation and adaptation is needed to reverse this.
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A Double Win: Revolutionising African Agriculture to Empower Youth and Sustain the Continent’s Development
Africa & Middle East: An African agricultural revolution can not only help advance the continent’s development progress, but it can also solve the growing challenge of youth unemployment, especially in rural areas.
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Norman Borlaug, FoodShots and the Next 50 Years of Food Systems Transformation
Global: Reflections on the 2020 Borlaug Dialogue and what is needed to achieve a more efficient, sustainable and inclusive food system.
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A Carbon-Zero Future: Agriculture’s Role in Mitigating Climate Change
Global: New techniques and approaches for empowering farmers to reduce the sector’s contribution to climate change.
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Food Systems Resilience Tops Agenda at AGRF Summit
Africa & Middle East: Actions to strengthen Africa’s food systems in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis underpinned discussions at this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF).
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