Sub-Saharan Africa needs to prioritise policies targeted at reducing risks to food security as part of fiscal stimulus packages to counter the pandemic, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Ensuring Africa's food security through AfDB's Sustainable Development Goals
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) High 5 priority areas are set to support the continents achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a major focus on Feed Africa and Light up Africa, as without electricity, agriculture can not effectively meet the growing challenge of Africas food security
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Agrimetrics is predicting the correct shipment window for sweetcorn crops with up to 93 per cent accuracy, which can be done four weeks in advance
How to overcome two-spotted spider mite challenge in rose growing
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Perstorp unveils chloride-free potassium product
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