Gender gaps in agriculture in Africa are holding back progress towards ending hunger and must be urgently addressed, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisations director-general José Graziano da Silva
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Landesa releases roadmap for agri-business investments
The global land rights group, Landesa, and UK governments Department for International Development (DFID) LEGEND Programme have launched the Resource Platform for Responsible Investments in Property and Land (RIPL) to help businesses, governments and communities navigate the land investment process and move towards more equitable and sustainable outcomes for all stakeholders
Four Global Maker Challenges including sustainable agriculture launched in New York
The Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity, an initiative of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, has launched four Global Maker Challenges at the 2018 Solve Challenge Finals hosted by MIT Solve in New York., aiming to solve some real-world challenges including energy and sustainable agricultural production
Third CAADP leadership retreat opened to boost Africa’s agriculture
The third Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Permanent Secretaries Leadership Retreat was by AUCs Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture Josefa Sacko, who urged to transform agriculture and achieve the objectives of the Malabo Declaration
Decreasing crop loss by 90 per cent with laser tech
Bird Control Group conducted successful trials and demonstrations on deterring birds with Agrilasers at agricultural fields in Argentina