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Cease the big window of opportunity this planting season!
While the southern African region endures a persisting drought which started back in October 2018, planting season 2019 is fast approaching and farmers have to make crucial decisions on how to recover ... -
Zimbabwe buys South African maize as nation faces food shortage
Zimbabwe agreed to buy 150,000 tons of South African maize after a tender five times that size failed, leaving the country short of grain as the number of people without adequate food ... -
USA and Ghana sign declaration of partnership on food security
The US and the Republic of Ghana have signed a declaration of partnership at the African Green Revolution Forum hosted in Accra, to launch a five-year ‘Feed the Future Country Plan’ for ... -
Lagos to train 15,000 youths in agriculture value chains
Lagos state government has decided to train and empower around 15,000 youths and the unemployed in the next four years in agricultural value chains The training programme aims to improve agricultural production ... -
Somalia: Worst harvest since 2011, two million expected to go hungry
Somalia’s 2019 cereal harvest is the poorest the country has seen since 2011, when famine strained already scarce resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced, blaming unreliable weather patterns and climatic ... -
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Can Farmers Use the Same Criteria When Picking the Right Nitrogen Source? I’ve been hearing all the chatter of the field days showcasing the latest and greatest corn hybrids recently. Here are ...
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Cease the big window of opportunity this planting season!
While the southern African region endures a persisting drought which started back in October 2018, planting season 2019 is fast approaching and farmers have to make crucial decisions on how ...Zimbabwe buys South African maize as nation faces food shortage
Zimbabwe agreed to buy 150,000 tons of South African maize after a tender five times that size failed, leaving the country short of grain as the number of people without ...USA and Ghana sign declaration of partnership on food security
The US and the Republic of Ghana have signed a declaration of partnership at the African Green Revolution Forum hosted in Accra, to launch a five-year ‘Feed the Future Country ...
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The University of Pretoria (UP) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have successfully developed a vaccine against avian influenza using tobacco plants, bypassing ...Motsepe announces multi-billion rand fund for black farmers
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