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The China-Africa Agricultural Research and Development Cooperation Receives a Boost with the launch of CAASTIA
By Wole Fatunbi The President of China, Xi Jinping, once said, “If the world enjoys reasonable development, then the two big populations in the world must experience development.” This is true for China, which has succeeded in reducing poverty to the barest minimum, and ensuring industrial and infrastructural development over the last 40 years. Africa, on the other hand, seems
Advancing Soil Health in Mediterranean African Countries: A Call for Action on Soil and Fertilizer Initiatives
By `Wole Fatunbi The Mediterranean region of Africa, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, and Mauritania, faces unique soil challenges. While their soils share similarities with the rest of Africa, they also experience added pressures from low moisture levels, limited vegetation, and biomass yield. These lands, initially arid, have now become hyper-arid. Key challenges include water scarcity, drought, soil salinization
Soil Savvy: Stakeholders Set Roadmap For Innovative Information Management System
By Raji Adebayo, Oct 10, 2024 An expert in the field of agriculture, Dr. Wole Fatunbi, has identified low household income, poor social capital, low educational level and Nigeria gross domestic product (GDP) as the factors responsible for food insecurity affecting Nigeria while also stating that the Federal government is not sincere with the allocation of the countries budget for agriculture.
Delivering the Promises of Climate Smart Agriculture Requires “Smart” Partnerships Beyond Lip Service.
By “Wole Fatunbi” The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa participated actively in the discussion organized by the AICCRA project through the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), at The Urban Hotel, Lusaka Zambia between 19th -21st August 2024. The discussion engaged more than 30 intellectuals representing key continental and regional organizations and
Optimizing the China-Africa Cooperation on Agricultural Science and Innovation
wirtten by ‘Wole Fatunbi (Ph.D) A conference of about 100 high-level scientists and leaders of thought in Africa and China was held between the 12th and 13th of June 2024 at the Hilton Hotel Conference Room in Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, China. The two-day conference organized by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the FAO South-South
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