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Can an African "green revolution" help feed the world? (Reuters)
Nairobi :: Kenya | 1 year ago
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Her bare feet coated with mud, Sabena Gitau trudged down the rain-sodden hillside to her banana plantation, machete in hand. She chose and cut several giant bunches of bananas, which she strapped to a motorbike to be taken to nearby Saba Saba town,
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Brewers turn to sorghum as imports costs skyrocket
Nairobi :: Kenya | 3 years ago
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WFP has sparked a price surge, at one time hitting Sh28 a kilo for the white variety, also known as gaddam sorghum...On the other hand, the United States Agency for International Development (USAid) is funding WFP to buy the crop for redistribution
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Researchers to improve crop nutrition value
Pretoria :: South Africa | 3 years ago
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Research to improve sorghum’s nutritional levels through genetic engineering is under way. A Sh1.3 billion project intends to increase the appeal of the grain, largely considered as the staple food for the poor. Nine global scientific research
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