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Farmers in Africa should switch to biopesticides
Biopesticides are better and safer than chemical pesticides — policymakers must do more to promote them, says insect ecologist Manuele Tamò. Agriculture is, and will remain for years to come, the main...
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SA: Young people urged to become farmers
Polokwane – Limpopo Agriculture MEC Jacob Marule has encouraged young people to become farmers and form farming cooperatives. Marule was speaking during the recent launch of the Mamasemphamo Cooperative in...
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World Cocoa Foundation African Cocoa Initiative Will Benefit 100,000 Families
ACCRA, Ghana — The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), the U.S. government’s Feed the Future Initiative, and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) officially launched the WCF African Cocoa Initiative (WCF/ACI) in...
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Gates urges digital revolution in fight against hunger
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called for a “digital revolution” to alleviate world hunger by increasing agricultural productivity through satellites and genetically-engineered seed varieties. “We have to think hard...
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Tanzania: Fighting Poverty With Butterflies
When one thinks of farming, butterflies are not the first commodity that comes to mind. But in Tanzania, this unlikely crop is cultivated to help conserve threatened forests and provide...
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Technology Firm Woos Farmers With Records Automation
Technology firm Mobipay has launched a system that it says will elevate farmers’ record-keeping and improve access to credit.
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Zimbabwe: WFP buy local scheme helps farmers
HARARE, 27 December 2011 (IRIN) – Veteran small-scale farmer Trynos Mamombe has returned to maize farming after two years, thanks to a multi-partner initiative which is helping him to market...