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Our news selection from Africa

Strategic news and economic outlook for the African continent

The Importance of the Private Sector for the Development of African Agriculture

Established in 2021, Agriculture-Livestock-Fisheries-Africa (ALFA) is a coalition of around a hundred agribusinesses aiming to foster Franco-African collaborations to address the challenges faced by the continent, particularly in the field.

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Africa, Strengthened Presence at Codex

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Codex Alimentarius Executive Committee aims to protect consumer health. It reviews issues related to antibiotic use in livestock, pesticide application on crops, and the.

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The Return of White Farmers to Zimbabwe

During the land reclamation campaign organized in the 2020s by President Mugabe, around 4,000 white farmers were expelled in favor of locals. The majority of the farms were left abandoned,.

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IFC and OCP Raise Funds for African Agriculture

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) are joining forces to support African agriculture. This sector significantly contributes, accounting for 20% of Africa’s GDP and.

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Digitizing African Agriculture

More than 30 million small African farms account for two-thirds of the continent’s production. These small-scale farmers face various uncertainties, often finding themselves victims due to a lack of data..

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Dr. Rachid Serraj Appointed as Steering Committee Member of the High-Level Panel on Food Security

The Director of the Africa Initiative and Associate Dean of Strategy at the College o Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at Lavl6P, Dr. Rachid Serraj has been Appointed as Steering Committee.

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Pearl Millet in the Context of Agroecology

This tuber, mainly cultivated by women in West Africa, is consumed roasted or processed into flour for preparing infant porridge. The cultivation of this crop involves the extensive use of.

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Plants engage with rhizobium bacteria.

The French Institute for Research and Development (IRD) collaborated with Senegalese teams to better understand the interactions between soil bacteria and legume crops. Their latest discovery highlights a natural exchange.

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The coexistence of varieties enhances plant resilience

French scientific institutes collaborated with Yunnan Agricultural University in China to assess the impact of planting different crop varieties together on the immunity of the crops. It turns out that.

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Plants: Role of Jasmonates in Saline Stress

Scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) collaborated with their counterparts from the Institute for Research and Development (IRD) in Montpellier to understand the role of jasmonate hormones (JA).

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