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Thursday, 18 January 2024

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Building the Business Case for Conservation Agriculture and Redefining Our Approach to Feeding the World

Let's talk about how we grow our food. There's a bit of a debate going on between two ways of doing things.
On one side, there's the traditional farming method that uses a lot of chemicals to grow crops. They worry that changing how we farm might mean not having enough food for everyone. On the other side, there's a different approach called conservation farming. This method believes in using fewer chemicals and taking better care of the land. I believe this second way could be the game-changer we need, especially when we look at the different types of farmers and how they work.

Case IH Farmall 75C Electric and Steiger Quadtrac 715 Receive 2023 Good Design Awards

Case IH, a global leader in agriculture equipment, is recognized as a 2023 Good Design® Award Winner for the Farmall 75C Electric and the Steiger Quadtrac 715 tractors. The award, presented by the Chicago Athenaeum, showcases global industrial innovation and cutting-edge graphical designs.

New wheat varieties enable Ethiopian farmers face devastating rust diseases, up yields

The newly released six wheat varieties by the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) are helping farmers from the East Africa nation mitigate devastating rust diseases and up yields.

AGRA to Spotlight Sustainable Business Models, Partnerships, and Investments Driving Transformation in Africa at the 54th World Economic Forum

The 54th Annual Meeting of The World Economic Forum will take place at Davos-Klosters from 15th to 19th January 2024. The week-long event themed 'Rebuilding Trust' provides a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency, and accountability.

ThriveAgric Kicks-Off Phase Two Distribution of Agricultural Inputs

ThriveAgric, Nigeria's leading agricultural technology company, has flagged off the ThriveAgric 2023/2024 dry season farming cycle with the distribution of agricultural input, targeting over 100,000 smallholder farmers in northern Nigeria to facilitate the production of over 300,000MT of grains.

WSAVA responds to the decision to ban the dog meat industry in South Korea

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) welcomes the decision by South Korea to ban the dog meat trade. Currently up to one million dogs a year are factory farmed and killed for human consumption in the country. The ban, which comes into force in six months' time with a three-year phase out, will make the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs and dog meat for human consumption illegal from 2027.

Oped: To Address Food Insecurity, Kenya Must Reform Food Systems and Land Use

Despite the Kenyan economy showing resilience in the face of a recent series of shocks, food insecurity remains a major challenge. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, for instance, the country's real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 7.5 percent in 2021, compared to a low 0.3 percent a year earlier, when the effects of the pandemic were at their severest.

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