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As Nigeria continues to develop its agricultural sector, sheep and goat farming is emerging as a business with significant potential for uplifting household incomes, especially for youth and small-scale farmers. According to Abdullateef Ahmed, President of the National Sheep and Goat Development Association of Nigeria (NASHGODAN), the livestock sector can
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Research from Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan in Mollasani, Iran, has shed light on the devastating impact of drought on food security, particularly in developing countries. The study notes that food insecurity has escalated globally in recent years, driven by increasing droughts and their far-reaching consequences on
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Agrivoltaics (AV), the innovative integration of solar photovoltaic and agricultural practices, has emerged as a sustainable solution to address global challenges related to energy, food security, and climate change. Research conducted by Islamic Azad University has shown that AV systems enhance land-use efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and optimize water
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Research conducted by the Universidad de Concepcion has uncovered the potential risks posed by microplastics to food safety and agricultural sustainability. The study, published in Current Plant Biology, found that microplastics can interact with environmental stressors such as high temperatures, drought, and salinity, compromising plant growth and food safety. The
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Research on sustainable food and agriculture has led to the publication of a new report that investigates sustainable food security in West Africa, focusing on the role of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). The study aims to understand how long-term, targeted investments by development finance institutions influence food security
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Researchers from the University of Ibadan have published a study examining the evolution of urban food security research from 1988 to 2022, highlighting the need for increased interregional collaboration to achieve SDG 2. The study utilized a bibliometric analysis to investigate annual productivity growth, spatial distribution, and research collaborations by
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FarMart, a leading SaaS-based food commerce platform, and Aerem, India's pioneering rooftop solar provider for MSMEs, have announced a strategic partnership to integrate clean, reliable, and renewable energy into the core of India's food processing ecosystem. The partnership aims to solve the long-standing issue of access
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MBSB Bank has approved RM180 million in Islamic financing facilities for MAG Holdings Berhad to strengthen its operations across the halal aquaculture value chain. The financing will support MAG's working capital and capital expenditure needs, particularly in scaling its cold chain logistics, farming, and hatchery infrastructure, and halal
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In the midst of land desertification, water scarcity, and food security challenges in arid zones, researchers have been working on innovative agricultural solutions to mitigate these issues. A recent study from the National Center for Mariculture in Israel has demonstrated the potential of aquaponics as a sustainable solution for food
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Africa's industrialization and food security require a reliable energy base, and civil nuclear energy is the key to achieving this goal, argued scientist and former Burkinabe Prime Minister Lassina Zerbo. Zerbo advocated for the integration of small modular reactors (SMRs) to power critical infrastructure such as irrigation systems,
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The use of antibiotics to control bacterial pathogens in fish farming has raised concerns about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquaculture. Researchers at Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have conducted a study to detect antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in the Asian seabass, an economically important fish in Thailand. The study
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Researchers at Henan University of Technology have made significant breakthroughs in understanding the role of temperature in the grain storage process and its impact on food security. Led by Hailong Peng, the team proposed a data augmentation method that operates in both the time and frequency domains, enhancing the accuracy
