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FAO: A call for gender-just agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa

Closing the productivity and wage gaps in Africa could increase the regional GDP by more than 2.5 per cent and reduce food insecurity by nearly 4 per cent. These are.

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RURAL 21: The true state of our water systems

Many regions are living beyond their hydrological means, and many critical water systems are already bankrupt. This is the sobering conclusion that the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and.

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THE GUARDIAN: Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says

Yara CEO warns of global auction that would leave poorest countries scrambling for supplies they can ill afford.

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AFN: Environmental and geopolitical pressures are driving deeptech’s steady growth in agrifood’

At the 2021 peak, deeptech deal share accounted for 34% of agrifoodtech investment. By 2025, it was 59%.

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AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIODIVESITY: critical minerals,fertilisers,agrochemicals, digital power and the erosion of food sovereignty

Africa is increasingly caught in a global system marked by permanent conflict, intensifying competition over resources, and growing control of minerals, food, and digital systems by powerful states and corporations.

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BLOOMBERG: Climate change is already showing up in the cost of living

This was a rare instance in which researchers were able to estimate the direct effects of climate change on prices, a phenomenon known as “climateflation” that’s only beginning to be.

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Agtechnavigator: now is the moment to back africa’s agrifood opportunity

With planforms built, markets maturing and climate pressure intensifying Sub-Saharan Africa has reached an inflection point for agri-food innovation.

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Agtechnavigator : europe has the innovation-but not the finance to scale it

Europe’s agrifood innovation pipeline is rich in science, startups-and early capital. What it lacks is a financial architecture capable carrying technologies from validation to commercial scale.

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AFD: Analysing the dilemmas of the agroecological transition in Africa by 2050

What future for African agriculture by 2050? How can we guarantee sufficient food sovereignty for countries while limiting the use of fossil fuels and preserving ecosystems?

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FINANCIAL TIMES: Green fertiliser project challenges industry’s reliance on natural gas

A UK-listed green fertiliser group is to develop a first-of-its-kind project in Paraguay, in a test of whether low-cost renewable power can support ammonia production without natural gas as the.

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