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Irrigating Without Wastage

Just like fertilizers, irrigation aims to improve crop yields, mitigate drought, or satisfy water-intensive crops like corn or cotton. With the agricultural sector consuming 70% of available water resources, the.

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The Importance of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture

The authors of the article “Measuring Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Innovations and Evidence” have reviewed empowerment practices, the innovations they represent, and the progress they provide to women involved in.

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No Food Security Without New Consumption Patterns

Climate change, consumption patterns, new food sources, urban agriculture, and biotechnologies are all elements to consider in future strategies for restructuring food systems. The goal of countries is to meet.

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Agricultural Outlook for the year 2032

Co-authored by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the report “Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032” provides insights into the.

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AFRICAN STRATEGIES TO TACKLE THE SURGE IN CEREAL PRICES (PART II)

During the spring of 2022, the surge in grain prices spread like wildfire across the entire African continent. In the Maghreb, the cereal crisis compounded with a prolonged scorching drought..

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African strategies to tackle the surge in cereal prices (Part I)

During the spring of 2022, the surge in cereal prices spread like wildfire across the entire African continent. In the Maghreb, the cereal crisis compounded with a prolonged and scorching.

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Land sovereignty, a necessary step towards African food sovereignty

On June 30th, in Rome, the Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union, their counterparts from the European Union, and representatives of civil society gathered for the Ministerial Conference on.

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Adapting urban agriculture

Beyond the inherent planning involved in any project, urban agriculture must successfully reconcile the coexistence of two spaces that are typically distant, both geographically and socially. While the city benefits.

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The Invasion of Ukraine No Longer Poses a Geo-economic Risk to the Grain Market (Part One)

The Russian invasion has devastated the Ukrainian economy and its agriculture. But it has also backfired on Russian farmers. Last year, none of them benefited from the record-high global prices.

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Grain supplies in the Mediterranean basin severely compromised

Grain trade for the 2022-2023 season is already estimated at 407 Mt by the ICC. The export capacities of the world’s major cereal exporting countries will barely be sufficient to.

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