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"Energy-smart" agriculture needed
FAO paper published during UN Climate Change Conference highlights how food sector can tackle energy challenges
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The new tillage professionals: SYNKRO stubble cultivators
The end of harvesting means the start of the next one, and after concluding a successful harvest, farmers start working on cultivating the soil
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Africa to the fore in food security
A new report by Foresight argues for a fundamental change to the global food system if a rapidly expanding global population is to be fed over the next 40-years
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Orange Sweet Potato reduces risk of Vitamin A deficiency in Mozambique
A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition indicates that orange sweet potato (OSP) is effective in providing vitamin A to malnourished women and children in Mozambique, where the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is very high
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Conservation agriculture can reverse land degradation
Conservation agriculture holds considerable promise for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa because it can control soil erosion, reverse land degradation, give more stable yields and reduce labour and fuel needs, according to the FAO.
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