Google and the Gates Foundation have announced an expanded initiative to bring artificial intelligence (AI) tools to 200 million smallholder farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
One third of food is lost or wasted: how to help farmers cut post‑harvest losses
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Our research was based on examining 324 studies on the scale, causes and drivers of post-harvest losses across food commodities and regions of the global south.
Climate change will affect hydropower – African countries must be prepared
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Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It’s the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one quarter of total electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa.
Agricultural inputs, often referred to as agri inputs, encompass all resources used in farming to boost productivity.
Acute hunger could reach 8 million children in six African countries as El Niño looms
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About 8 million children across East and Southern Africa could face acute hunger by early 2027, a rise of 30%, as one of the strongest El Niño weather events in recent years fuels a growing food crisis, according to a new analysis by Save the Children.
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- Vegetable prices crashed this week while select fruit gained sharply, with avocados up 24% to R20.07 per kg.Potatoes fell more than 23% to R63.46 per 10kg bag from above R82, driven by high arrivals, heavy carryover stock, weak consumer demand and heat affecting quality, with further downward pressure expected as stocks build.
- During South Africa's worst drought on record when farmers asked government for $1 billion in aid, 16-year-old Johannesburg student Kiara Nirghin developed a low-cost solution from kitchen waste.After 3 experiments over 45 days, she created a superabsorbent polymer from orange peels (64% polysaccharide and pectin) and avocado skin oil.
- Farmers are using artificial intelligence to help grow food by combatting disease and pests,often times made worse by climate change, pesticide use, and more.You need real farming intelligence implanted in your DNA to use all these tegnologies in a world where nature is in charge and you need real men and women to get all of this in sync with each other to create perfect growth.
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