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A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco, 12 March 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convictsAhmed Eljechtimi

Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

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Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

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Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

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Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

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African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

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diego_cue via - Train on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Access to trade and information is of great interest to the agricultural community

Access to trade and information is of great interest to the agricultural community

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Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

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Smoking and sustainability: tobacco farming in Southern Africa

Professor Andreas Freytag 18 Nov 2016

Agritech Expo migrates to Tanzania

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ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa

ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa

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Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Charlotte Hebebrand 10 Nov 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

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BASF East Africa team with Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett

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Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

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Why African countries banning imports of fruit and veg is a blunt tool

Why African countries banning imports of fruit and veg is a blunt tool

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Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

20 Mar 2017

Stephen Morrison/AusAID via

Insurance vital, but no magic bullet to fight drought in Africa

Alex Whiting 10 Mar 2017

Having a story to tell helps your commodity become a brand

Brian Berkman 7 Mar 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

Mobile weather platform unveiled for emerging markets

23 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

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US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

Magdalena Mis 15 Feb 2017

Bird flu in Uganda highlights gaps in Africa's plans to manage pandemics

Jeanette Dawa 15 Feb 2017

Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

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Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

Thomas Jayne 7 Feb 2017

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

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What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

Daniel Pelz 1 Feb 2017

Youth are Africa's future ‘agripreneurs'

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African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

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diego_cue via - Train on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Karl Gernetzky 6 Jan 2017

Strengthening capacity of livestock interventions in crises

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Access to trade and information is of great interest to the agricultural community

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Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles

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ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa

ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa

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Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Charlotte Hebebrand 10 Nov 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

BASF East Africa team with Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett

New campaign helps farmers with the biggest job on earth

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AGCO Future Farm Grain and Poultry Learning Centre Lusaka, Zambia

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Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

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Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

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Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

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Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

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4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

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