Tag Archives: Food security

Can AI boost food security? this Kenyan innovator breaks it down for us. (GC)

For Kimani, food built her entire life. Both her parents are smallholder farmers, and as such, she’s seen firsthand how agriculture can sustain a family and shape a community. On the other hand, she’s also witnessed how a lack of investment in protecting crops from pests and disease can lead to poverty.  Click here to read […]
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Alarming study findings indicate food we consume is becoming less nutritious — and it’s set to get worse (DM)

But solutions are not at all simple particularly in terms of from agricultural and consumer practices. Is our food becoming less nutritious? If we use the most useful definition of “nutritious” —“having a macronutrient profile that is conducive to health, and a high ratio of micronutrients to calories” — the short answer is yes, and […]
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Transforming food systems through Global Field ID – a new standard for agriculture? (OAGov)

The new digital farming tool ‘Global Field ID’ maps field boundaries with technology and assigns unique IDs to each plot of land, with the potential to track changes in food systems ‘We’re currently experiencing supply chain issues. It’s become a common sight in supermarkets these days. The vegetable shortage that has been emptying the shelves of […]
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Agriculture in Africa 2021 (Oxford Business Group)

Home to 60% of the world’s arable land, Africa has the potential to meet not only its own food needs, but also those of the rest of the world. Agriculture remains one of the most important economic sectors for the continent, employing the majority of the population and accounting for 14% of GDP in sub-Saharan […]
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