Tag: sub-Saharan Africa

Opinion: Environment, Food Security & Nutrition

Is It Time to Rethink Agricultural Subsidies and Support in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sandy Thomas

Africa & Middle East: The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition and FAO Regional Office for Africa discuss agricultural subsidies in Africa.

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Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

Actions in Africa Preventing Food Loss and Waste

Talentus Mthunzi

Global: Ending hunger and ending food waste are central to sustainable development. We can tackle both simultaneously, argues Talentus Mthunzi from FANRPAN.

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Case Study: Food Security & Nutrition, Market Access

Fertilizer Microdosing on Degraded Soils in Sub-Saharan Africa

Farming First

Africa & Middle East: Land degradation affects more than half of Africa, leading to a loss of an estimated US$42 billion in income and 5 million hectares of productive land each year.  A precision-farming technique called “microdosing” is helping farmers address the problem of soil infertility. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), a member of […]

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