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Under the auspices of the Association for Alcohol Responsibility and Education, the Code for Commercial Communications aims to provide clear guidelines for the responsible marketing of wine and other liquor products, and thereby curbing alcohol abuse in communities... read
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CANDICE STEVENS
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Agriculture
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As the globe observes the International Year of Plant Health 2020, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has urged those who trade in agricultural and non-agricultural products involving wood-packaging material to comply with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures... Read
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In a joint letter to President Xi Jinping, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, International Fund for Agricultural Development and World Food Programme paid tribute to the resilience of the Chinese people... Read
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Agro-processing
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Barry Callebaut is investing in dairy-free product development and production facilities to cater to the demand for plant-based products... Read
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Commercial Fishing
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Eighteen new areas protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems has been established... Read
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Food Security
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"To date, 130 properties have been investigated and precautionary quarantine notices lifted on 87 properties." Read
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Addressing malnutrition and stunting at the 33rd African Union Summit, it was noted that while African countries have made progress, more needs to be done to hit the United Nations malnutrition eradication targets by 2025... Read
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Sustainability
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With an estimated 40% of all insects threatened with extinction, 73 scientists from around the world decided that something needed to be done urgently to protect insect species... Read
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The fourth Agri-Food Tech & Innovation Summit, hosted by the Africa Agri Council is set to explore the upsurge in new thinking and the game-changing developments in agricultural practices and technology, and what is needed to scale these innovations to reach smallholder farmers and agribusinesses... Read
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CYRIL PIOU
The best way of dealing with desert locust, as other locust species, is to adopt a preventive management strategy... Read
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Farmers are more likely to adopt and share new practices when their knowledge and experience is taken into account... Read
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SYLVIA NG'ENO
"We need to ensure that Africa's future farmers not only grow crops but careers as well," argues Sylvia Ng'eno... Read
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