Restoring Land, Unlocking Opportunities: Nguuni Nature Sanctuary 

Land degradation and desertification threaten billions worldwide, disrupting ecosystems, economies, and lives. As the world loses land equivalent to four football fields every minute, urgent restoration is key. Discover how initiatives like Kenya’s Nguuni Nature Sanctuary are reversing damage, empowering communities, and showcasing the vast environmental, economic, and social benefits of land restoration.

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Tell the Bees: Preserving and Encouraging Biodiversity

Bees play a critical role in the global food chain, pollinating around three-quarters of the world’s flowering plants which produce 90% of the world’s food. The FAO has estimated that one out of every three bites of food we eat depends on bee pollination.

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Protecting the Food System: World Food Safety Day 2024 

Smallholder farmers play an increasingly important role in food safety. 80% of food in developing regions is grown by smallholders, and with food demand expected to grow by more than 70% by 2050, there is a clear need to install sustainable food systems that work for these communities.

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Digital Tools in Traditional Fields: Uncovering Mobile Technology Usage among African Smallholder Farmers 

Studies have demonstrated the increased penetration of mobile technology across Africa. But to build a more up to date picture, specifically focused on the use of technology in agriculture, Felix Young set out to survey smallholder farmers across 15 African countries.

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