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Serbia Strengthening Agriculture Cooperation with African, Asian Countries
Beta Briefing
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July 30, 2025
Source: Beta News / Politics | 30.07.25 | access_time 16:12 Dragan Glamocic (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV) At the Second U.N. Food Systems Summit in Addis Ababa, Serbian Minister of Agriculture Dragan Glamocic spoke with his counterparts from Nigeria...
Africa’s Digital Sovereignty Trap: The Data Center Dilemma
New America - The Thread
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July 30, 2025
Some African governments are proactively building national data centers to reduce their reliance on global tech giants and gain control over sensitive national data. This pushback against digital colonialism—where external firms harvest and...
Farmers urge Indian govt to curb imports of pulses as prices plunge
The Hindu Business Line
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July 30, 2025
The Centre’s extension of duty-free imports for tur (pigeon pea) and yellow peas till March 2026 has triggered a steep fall in pulse prices, raising concerns over India’s Atma Nirbhar ambitions. | Photo Credit: MUSTAFAH KK/The Hindu An association...
Agribusiness company trains, empowers 50 women in Ondo
The Sun Nigeria
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July 30, 2025
From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure No fewer than 50 women drawn from different parts of Ondo State have been trained and empowered by an agribusiness industry, Noble-Eagle. The training and empowerment were parts of the Corporate Social...
Africa’s growing consumer markets!
The Point
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In light of the increasing affluence, population growth, urbanization rates, and rapid spread of access to the internet and mobile phones on the continent, Africa’s emerging economies present exciting opportunities for expansion in retail and...
Africa’s climate adaption: How Zimbabwe is reimagining agriculture?
Zawya
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Climate change-related conditions such as heatwaves, droughts & floods are leading to reduced crop yields, sanitation problems, disrupted power generation and wildlife crisis. Now, efforts are underway towards climate adaptation After bridges were...
W/African youth strategise to reshape regional agriculture, food value systems
The Point
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The two-day sub-regional forum courtesy of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the Community Action Platform on Environment and Development (CAPED), was held on the theme - "Feeding the Future: Youth-Led Solutions for Resilient...
Rujo Agri-Trade secures investment to scale climate-smart agriculture in northern Ghana
Ghana News Agency
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July 30, 2025
By Benjamin A. Commey Accra, July 30, GNA – Rujo Agri-Trade Limited, a Ghanaian agro-business, has secured new investment to boost climate-smart agriculture and support smallholder farmers across northern Ghana. The funding, provided by RDF Ghana...
New African swine fever outbreak in Viljandi County, 4,500 pigs to be culled
ERR
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July 30, 2025
Another case of African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in Viljandi Municipality, at the Nurme Farm, where 4,500 pigs are set to be culled due to the outbreak, the Agriculture and Food Board (PTA) announced. Laboratory test results confirming...
As Heatwaves and Floods Surge, U.S. Agriculture Faces a Growing Crisis
Inter Press Service
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July 30, 2025
Environment, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, North America Opinion Heatwaves and floods are damaging essential crops like corn, wheat, rice, and tomatoes—threatening food and nutrition security. Credit: Shutterstock URBANA, Illinois, US, Jul 30...
Trump considers skipping G20 in South Africa over concerns with government policies
Fox News
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Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford and Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross join 'MediaBuzz' to discuss President Donald Trump claiming a 'white farmer' genocide was taking place in South Africa. NEWYou can now listen to Fox...
Rice farmers left high and dry as state opens duty free importation window
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 30, 2025
Hard working Kenyan rice farmers early this year voiced complaints that the government was facilitating too much rice importation at the cost of their local produce which could not find market due to unfair competition from the imported rice. The...
BRICS+ Series: Africa, Gulf and BRICS Partnerships Transform Emerging Markets
IOL
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As global power structures evolve and traditional alliances shift, Africa is forging increasingly strategic ties with the Middle East, ushering in a new era of south–south cooperation, diversified partnerships, and multipolar diplomacy. A growing...
Simon Ogwu: Agricultural Real Estate Yields Can Boost Income, Improve Mortgage Access
Arise News
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July 30, 2025
The Chief Operating Officer of AG Mortgage Bank, Dr. Simon Ogwu has called for the integration of agricultural income, particularly from oil palm plantations, into the formal banking system as a way of boosting mortgage access and addressing...
How Trump's absence from the G20 Summit may affect US-South Africa relations
IOL
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Although US President Donald Trump said he did not plan to attend the G20 Summit in South Africa, analysts believe that, despite this demonstrates his continued hatred for the country, his presence would likely become a focal point for media...
Parents of three-year-old boy who was mauled to death by two dogs on a farm are found guilty of dangerous dog charge but cleared of manslaughter
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
A mother and father have been found guilty of being in charge of a dog that caused injury while dangerously out of control after their three-year-old son died in a savage attack on a farm. Daniel Twigg suffered horrific injuries in the 'furious...
Conner Prairie shows Promised Land as Proving Ground for African American journey
Indianapolis Star - Indiana
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Promised Land as Proving Ground exhibit is Conner Prairie’s newest permanent exhibit. The exhibit, woven into the 1836 Prairietown exhibit, explores Black history from pre-colonial Africa to present-day America, the struggles, triumphs and...
Community Policing Forum Raises Alarm Over Possible Basotho Training Camps in South Africa
South Africa Today
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July 30, 2025
The Community Policing Forum (CPF) has called for heightened vigilance following allegations of military training camps for Basotho youth operating on South African farms, despite police denials. CPF national spokesperson Sambulo Biyela expressed...
South African Couple Fears Deportation Would Be a ‘Death Sentence’ as They Await Visa Decision
South Africa Today
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July 30, 2025
A South African couple living in Western Sydney say they are terrified that being forced to return to their home country would amount to a “death sentence,” as they await a decision on their Australian protection visa applications. Charné-Lee...
Space42, Microsoft, Esri sign MoU to enhance mapping capabilities across Africa
Eye of Riyadh
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Space42, a UAE-based global AI-powered SpaceTech company, part of technology group G42, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft and Esri to deliver high-resolution, scalable base maps across all 54 African...