Innovative use of the rubbish-devouring black soldier fly is tackling Côte d’Ivoire’s organic waste challenge ‘…
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Botswana on high alert after fruit fly detection in South Africa
Botswana on Tuesday announced the suspension of imports of crops and other related vegetative products from…
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Business magnate launches 400,000-hectare oil palm plantation project in Ghana’s Volta Region
Ghanaian business magnate Ibrahim Mahama has launched a project to establish a 400,000-hectare (one million acres)…
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World food prices continue to rise in April: FAO
Global food prices rose for the second consecutive month in April, the United Nations Food…
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Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana unable to deliver up to 500,000 tons of pre – sold cocoa beans
Top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, in the midst of one of their worst harvests…
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Africa’s fertilizer consumption rising, but below target: AU
Fertilizer consumption in Africa has risen to 18 kilograms per hectare (kg/ha) from 8 kg/ha…
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FAO warns of maize shortfall across Southern Africa
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned of intensifying household food insecurity in Southern Africa,…
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Acute hunger affects 281.6 mln people last year: UN report
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the…
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