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"Energy-smart" agriculture needed

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Conservation_agriculture_holds_considerable_promise_for_farmers_in_sub-Saharan_Africa.eConservation 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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  1. UTZ Certified Q3 shows boost in commodities
  2. India’s Tata group plans to grow tea in Ethiopia
  3. An Asian solution for African coffee disease
  4. Cocoa-Africa's future threatened
  5. GM crops, food security and Overseas Aid debate grows

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