A disastrous drought in Somalia could leave around 2.2mn people, 18 per cent of the population, faced with severe hunger during the July-September period, as warned by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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‘Natural resource degradation puts Tanzania’s development goals at risk’
Accelerated degradation of land and water resources, deforestation and biodiversity loss put Tanzania’s development goals at risk, according to a World Bank report
Cowtribe combats livestock mortality with mobile technology
Cowtribe, an animal health solutions provider in Africa, is leveraging mobile technology to provide livestock farmers with reliable access to veterinary services using their smartphones
WFP halts distribution of super cereal while tests continue
As a precautionary measure, the World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily halted distribution worldwide of a fortified blended food from one of its suppliers as tests continue to establish whether it is linked to outbreaks of illness in East Africa
AfDB to launch 17 new agribusiness projects in Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced to launch 17 new projects funded by the Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT) in support of agribusiness small- and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs)
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