Africa

New Seed Banks Launched in Morocco and Lebanon

Seed banking is an old idea that’s quickly gaining popularity as agricultural scientists fret about the impacts of climate change on future food supplies. Kept
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Africa

Protecting Livestock from Lions: New Clues from South Africa

Many years ago, this author traveled to Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya to meet with Maasai village elders and residents. The trip wasn’t for
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geomapping Latest News

Can Geomapping Technology Convince Banks to Lend to Smallholder Farmers?

Banks have money to lend and are always on the lookout for new customers. Smallholder farmers need financing to improve their yields and incomes. A
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winneris Latest News

And the 2022 Winner Is…

A pioneering climatologist famous for modeling global warming’s impact on worldwide agriculture is this year’s recipient of the World Food Prize. Cynthia E. Rosenzweig, a
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Dry Climate Africa

Dry But Important: Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa

The Middle East and North Africa has a long history of drought and climate vulnerability, but also of innovations in agriculture. Today, the region is
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soil and water Africa

Simple but Effective Soil and Water Conservation in Ethiopia’s Highlands

Farmers face an array of threats to their crops and livelihood. Arguably the greatest threat of all is soil degradation and dessication. Nothing will grow
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News

Could the Avocado be a Food Security Silver Bullet?

Avocados are best known for guacamole but also used in many other dishes from Central America. They’re also a superfood rich source of vitamin E,
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News

Call of the Wild—Bringing Nature Back to Cambodia’s Plate

Southeast Asia is booming. Collectively, the ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) represent an economy larger than Japan, and this rapidly
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