Environment
An insight into environment in the African agriculture sector.
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Africa climate negotiators to take a common position informed by science at the upcoming COP27
The upcoming COP27 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Egypt, starting on 6thNovember, will be…
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International researchers in Malawi to understand how weather, climate change impact agricultural production
A five-member team of weather and climate change researchers from France, Italy, Poland, Kenya and Tanzania has arrived in Malawi…
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Achieving compliant and measurable ESG impact
Investing into environmental, social and governance initiatives and strategies delivers measurable value to the organisation over the long and the…
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Ingenza awarded government funding to develop novel carbon capture technology
Biotechnology company Ingenza is delighted to announce that its recent partnership with Johnson Matthey has been selected to receive vital…
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Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares of forest to cocoa production in 2020, environmental group says
Ivory Coast lost 47,000 hectares (116,000 acres) of forest in its cocoa-growing regions in 2020, an environmental group said on…
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Kenya fishermen say they are squeezed by Ethiopian mega-dam
Fishermen on the shores of Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the world’s biggest desert lake, have no doubt about what is to…
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Ethiopian farmers slaughter thousands of chicks as Covid-19 hits demand
Ethiopian poultry farmers have destroyed hundreds of thousands of chicks, as the sector reels from a collapse in demand from…
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Heavy rains in Ivory Coast boost prospects for main cocoa harvest, but hurt mid-crop
Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions bode well for the start of the next main…
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