Author: Brandon Moss
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New study urges smarter use of small pelagic species to strengthen food security
According to a new FAO working paper investigating an array of species and related livelihoods that too often are undervalued, small freshwater fish around Africa ... -
Weather challenges create yield questions in the Midwest
With less than half the corn crop and less than a fourth of the soybean crop planted by June 1 this year, farmers are ... -
One million new cashew trees for coastal Kenya
With funding from the Visegrad group countries – Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland – and the European Union, Farm Africa is embarking on ... -
Child labour: 108 million children work in agriculture
Worldwide, more than 150 million children are still trapped in child labour, with almost half of them working in hazardous child labour. In a ... -
Animal products: Companies claim patents from feed to fork
European patent laws prohibit patents on animals derived from conventional breeding. However, companies are increasingly trying to circumvent these prohibitions by filing patent applications ... -
Over 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, UN
Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe drinking water and 4.2 billion people do not have safely managed ... -
Second SONA of 2019 lacks detail on implementation – analysts
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the year in Parliament on Thursday has been met with some scepticism, with ... -
Integrated approach needed to aid conservation, health
By: Nelson Mandela Ogema [BUHINGU, TANZANIA] There is no doubt that Africa is grappling with numerous challenges such as climate change, low agricultural productivity, ... -
Making last wishes come true
For an 11-year old learner at Kathleen Murray Primary in Grabouw the future isn’t a bright one. Luxolo Xobozi has been diagnosed with an ... -
SA’s first shipment of citrus arrives in China
The historic shipment of 5,200 tonnes of citrus in a breakbulk vessel has arrived at Shanghai Port in the People’s Republic of China. The ...
