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Cultivating adaptation in Senegal: a SAGA for a better future
30/08/2023
On 25 January 2023, I visited Pandiénou, a village in the Thiès region of western Senegal, together with Québec's Minister of International Relations...
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Artificial glacier helps mountain village in Kyrgyzstan meet water needs
21/08/2023
Following the Kyrgyz tradition, Manzura Orolbaeva welcomes guests with homemade bread and a saucer of melted butter. The bread is made from grain grown...
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Reviving Azerbaijan’s cotton industry with nuclear techniques and climate-smart agriculture
31/07/2023
The first traces of cotton growing in Azerbaijan date back thousands of years. During the Soviet era, it was referred to as "white gold," accounting...
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Five ways advancing sustainable agrifood systems promotes a healthy environment
25/07/2023
Agriculture has been around for more than 10 000 years. In that time, it has not only given us food, shelter, and livelihoods, but also knowledge,...
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Digitalizing agriculture in rural Senegal
20/07/2023
Digital tools can help offset uncertainties in weather patterns caused by climate change
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Reshaping agriculture in Africa to end child labour
12/06/2023
How FAO supports the elimination of child labour and helps children have better lives
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Breaking the plastic cycle in agriculture
05/06/2023
We need to talk about plastics. Plastic products have become a convenient tool in many areas of life, and agriculture is no different. Plastics are...
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Connecting the dots in forest monitoring in Paraguay
29/05/2023
Equipped with FAO remote sensing tools, local experts are studying deforestation dynamics
