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    Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate
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    Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%

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    FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa
    FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa

    25 Jun 2018

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    Afrisoils programme launches in Africa to tackle soil productivity and degradation

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    FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture
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    Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture
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      5 Jun 2018

    Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs
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    Grant agreement to enhance supply and utilisation of fertiliser in Africa

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    These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs
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    Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

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    New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

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    The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)
    Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

      10 Apr 2018

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    We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided - so why isn't this happening?

      27 Mar 2018

    Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food
    Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

      20 Mar 2018

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      26 Jan 2018

    Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector
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      11 Jan 2018

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    Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%
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    FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa
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    25 Jun 2018

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    Agricultural policies need to address child labour concerns
    Agricultural policies need to address child labour concerns

    13 Jun 2018

    Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa
    Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

     11 Jun 2018

    FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture
    FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

    8 Jun 2018

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    Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

     5 Jun 2018

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     4 Jun 2018

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    Grant agreement to enhance supply and utilisation of fertiliser in Africa

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    These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

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    Toward sustainable ammonia production
    Toward sustainable ammonia production

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    New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

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    The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)
    Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

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    Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food
    Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

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    Olive mills don't just produce oil – they also generate a lot of wastewater (Credit: )
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    African solutions urgently sought for agricultural revolution

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