The lives and livelihoods of farmers and fishers in the three Southern African countries hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai are under severe threat, with communities in Mozambique bearing a particularly heavy burden, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
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New Holland Agriculture launches FarmMate app for farmers
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has launched FarmMate, a digital application for farmers in Asia, the Middle East and Africa (AMEA)
Egypt partners with American universities for energy, water and agriculture
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced a US$90mn investment in three leading universities in Egypt, to form partnerships with American universities to create centres of excellence in energy, water and agriculture
Digitisation enhances Africa’s revenue harvest
The 38th meeting of the Committee of Experts of the ECA Conference of African ministers of finance, planning and economic development, in Marrakech, Morocco, has highlighted the need to digital methods for agriculture and the overall economy
FAO’s forestry education initiatives in Tanzania and the Philippines
FAO has marked the International Day of Forests by announcing two new forestry education initiatives that aim to raise awareness among children and young people on the sustainable use and conservation of forests
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