Within the Global North, the generalisation of data masks the food and nutrition insecurity of the most vulnerable or minority groups because of unequal power dynamics.
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Eight years down the line, that target is far from being met, with fertiliser use in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa still standing at below 25kg per hectare.
How regulation of key food crops is giving Kenyan farmers a better deal
Beatrice Nyamwamu speaks to PanAfrican Agriculture about the agency’s achievements and challenges enforcing rules in the country’s crop sector
Tanzanian farmers await first Fusarium wilt-resistant Mchare cooking banana
A new hybrid variety of the Mchare cooking banana that is resistant to the Fusarium wilt (FW) fungus will be released to farmers in Tanzania
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Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), discusses the state of the fertiliser industry in Africa
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