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Climate risk on the table
There is definitely a future for a sustainable banana trade – but it means governments and businesses need to fast-track their support for smallholder farmers and agricultural workers now and focus on building and enhancing net-zero supply chains
What Kenya’s worst drought in 40 years and Nairobi ‘winter’ say about climate change
Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) Director, Dr David Gikungu, explains the changing weather patterns in different part of the country and what needs to be done to combat climate change.
No wheat, no problem in the DRC!
Agriculture employs more than 60 percent of the active population in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), underscoring the sector’s enormous potential to create wealth and jobs and spur development.
Fertiliser optimisation tool gives farmers more for less
A study conducted by National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL) Kawanda shows that Uganda faces severe soil nutrient depletion.
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How organic fertilisers regenerate soils
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Compost manure is environmentfriendly, making it key to climatesmart agriculture, organic agriculture, and regenerative agriculture.
Breaking the Black Sea food siege
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How Africa can achieve fertiliser security
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Setting the global gold standard for safer food
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How regulation of key food crops is giving Kenyan farmers a better deal
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