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Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

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Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

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Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

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Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

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Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

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The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

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MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

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Mondelez initiative to enhance capacity of cocoa farmers

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4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

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New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

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