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report
AgriTech in Africa: Why an AgriTech Innovation Competition?
AgriTech, the use of emerging technologies to help farmers become more efficient and profitable, pr
omises to help revitalize and potentially revolutionize agriculture all over the world.
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report
Paying for Outcomes: Protecting Human and Animal Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2010, economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa was hampered by agricultural diseases that sickened
or killed livestock and contaminated crops.
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video
How is COVID-19 Affecting Food Security in West Africa? An Interview with Dr. Mabouba Diagne
Dr. Mabouba Diagne of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development talks to COVID-19 Africa Watc
h about the lessons of COVID-19 for improving food security in the West Africa region.
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article
Outcome-based philanthropic giving can drive food security and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to Milken Institute report
(LOS ANGELES) Despite significant donor and philanthropic efforts, economic growth in sub-Saharan Af
rica continues to be hampered by agricultural diseases that sicken or kill livestock and contaminate crops.
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video
Urban Farming, Agritech, and Food Security in the Middle East
Despite being gifted with a rich abundance of hydrocarbons and mineral resources, the Middle East
and North Africa is an arid region that suffers from water scarcity and food insecurity.
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article
War and Weather Take Further Toll on Food Security
In the past two years, food prices have surged worldwide as a confluence of factors converged, bring
ing food insecurity to a new level globally.,
In response to social unrest, increased food protectionism hurts efforts to improve food security.
, Extreme weather—more severe droughts, flooding, landslides, and unexpected frost due to global warming—are also damaging crops worldwide at an increasing frequency and volume.
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article
Creating Equitable Food Systems with Holistic, Data-Based Solutions
As executive director of the World Food Programme, I saw firsthand destitute hunger causing pain and
suffering in communities around the world.,
Research and experience confirm that an equitable food system is driven by resilient enterprises.
, Reactionary solutions are insufficient for solving the food and malnutrition crisis. Of course, philanthropic and government programs must support an adequate social safety net and deploy humanitarian assistance.
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