Agriculture & Food Security
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Unilever’s regenerative agriculture projects show promise in rice sustainability
GLOBAL – Unilever’s ambitious commitment to invest €1 billion (US$1.06 billion) in climate, nature, and resource efficiency projects over the next decade is making waves…
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Kenya to cultivate fodder on 2.2 million acres as the state moves to address feed shortage
KENYA – ` The government of Kenya plans to set aside 2.2 million acres of land to produce 4.3 billion bales of hay in 10…
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Biotech Tela maize gaining public attention in Rwanda
RWANDA – The Rwandese African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is leading a project aimed at addressing the problem of drought in maize and destructive insects,…
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US politicians ask the state to review tariffs on Moroccan fertilizers
USA – A group of US senators and representatives have addressed a letter to US President Joe Biden, asking his administration to lower import duties…
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Argentine wheat crop forecast slashed due to persistent drought
ARGENTINA – Argentina’s wheat production outlook for the 2023-24 marketing year has improved as the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) revised…