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Fonio as a Cash Crop: How an Ancient Grain Can Provide a Solution for Food Security in West Africa – And a Model for Biodiverse Agriculture Around the World
Globally, most people rely on a handful of staple crops – namely, rice, corn and wheat – for sustenance. Pierre Thiam and Philip Teverow at Yolélé argue that, with the escalating risks of volatile geopolitics and climate change, this dependence makes humanity unacceptably vulnerable. They explain why the world must turn to biodiverse crops to achieve lasting food security in the face of these challenges, and explore the benefits of one such crop in particular: fonio, an ancient West African grain that can offer farmers not only subsistence, but a livelihood.
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- Agriculture
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EU Launches 1.3 Billion € Nigerian Green Energy Project Under Team Europe Initiative (Tei)
The project is aimed at stimulating sustainable climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy for economic growth and diversification.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Finding Value in Food Losses and Byproducts: Why Circular Agribusiness is Key to Sustainable Food Security in Africa
Food waste and spoilage are major problems in Africa: For example, between 25% and 44% of mangoes are lost across the value chain in Kenya. Brenda Wangari at Village Capital and Patrick Guyer at Bopinc discuss an innovative solution to this challenge: circular agribusinesses that turn food waste and byproducts into affordable, nutritious foods and organic fertilizers. They explain how the O-Farms program, Africa’s first accelerator focusing entirely on circular agribusiness, is supporting these enterprises, and how this approach can help ensure food security on the continent.
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- Agriculture
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Nutreco Receives $4.8 Million Grant to Unlock Sustainable Feed Solutions for Small-Scale Producers in Africa
Nutreco will invest funds in a roll-out of sustainable feed mills in hard-to-reach communities in Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure
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Over $5 Million in Funding to Support Farmers and Agribusinesses in Uganda to Become Climate Resilient
KOICA and ITC sign grant arrangement to enhance natural disaster resilience and competitiveness of farming households and agribusinesses in Uganda.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Global Environment Facility Approves $18 Million to Support FAO-Led Projects in Africa and Latin America
The three FAO-Led Projects will improve the management of protected areas, protect biodiversity in lowland forests, and build water security and resilience.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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- food security, forests, partnerships
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Ghana Secures US $24.9 Million for Agric-Mechanisation Plant
It will be executed by Action Construction Equipment (ACE) Limited of India with an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- manufacturing
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Sustainable Solutions for the World’s Failing Food Systems: Acceso’s CEO Discusses its Innovative Approach
The war in Ukraine has weakened global food systems that were already reeling from the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic – not to mention the escalating climate crisis. In this interview, Acceso CEO James Jenkin discusses how his organization is responding to that urgent need by taking an innovative, market-driven, farmer-focused approach to what’s becoming one of the most critical challenges of our time.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise
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