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By Debra Mallowah, Head of Crop Science, Africa at Bayer SSA Across Sub-Saharan Africa, women have long been the bedrock of families and communities – female warriors who till the land, nurture crops, and feed nations. Yet, while they power the continent’s food systems, they remain invisible in the formal agri-food economy – the vast […]
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Dr Lois Muraguri, GALVmed’s first African CEO, calls for systemic change to deliver sustainable animal health solutions to small-scale livestock producers in low- and middle-income countries. Developing countries need smarter collaborations to improve animal health and sustainably transform the livestock sector amid reduced aid budgets, according to Dr Lois Muraguri, new CEO of the Global […]
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In Honduras, 90,000 farmers are improving animal health, breeding and grazing, part of hundreds of thousands across Africa and Asia who are adopting regenerative practices with Heifer’s support. Supporting smallholder farmers to adopt regenerative and climate-friendly livestock practices can boost the sector’s sustainability, says Heifer International, which has supported tens of millions of farmers across […]
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Uganda’s Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has issued a clarion call to land sector stakeholders to urgently implement existing land policies and advance women’s rights to land ownership and management. Her message highlighted persistent challenges in bridging policy frameworks with grassroots realities, particularly for women farmers. Speaking through Hon. Judith Nabakooba, the Minister for Lands, Housing […]
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The hub will develop agronomic solutions that advance sustainable agriculture. The Nature Conservancy has announced a new partnership with the CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) Initiative to set up a hub for promoting agricultural development in Kenya while conserving nature. The Foodscape Innovation Hub aims to accelerate the transition to regenerative food systems that safeguard the environment and […]
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