Agriculture

The Kakheti region is one of the oldest wine-growing regions in the world. But it is not just fine wines that are produced here: walnuts, apricots and other fruits also flourish in the fertile valleys to the south of the…

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Rural development

With COVID-19 set to plunge the world into prolonged crisis, our authors argue against top-down development approaches centred on urbanisation and industrialisation in agriculture-based developing countries. Rather, they…

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Agriculture

While the fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented uncertainties in global food supply chains, governments face the challenge to create balanced policies that address immediate needs, such as…

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Agriculture

The COVID-19 which emerged in Wuhan (China) towards the end of 2019 has since spread to other parts of the world and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the 11th March 2020. In Africa, the…

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Agriculture

Freshwater deficits are affecting more and more people throughout the world. In order to counter this, our global food system will have to change, our author maintains. A case for more research on alternative crops and…

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Agriculture

The German Agricultural Society (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – DLG) has been organising trade fairs and exhibitions for the agricultural and food sector since 1885. These events serve as a forum for ideas,…

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Agriculture

Twenty years ago, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture was set up in Dubai to explore strategies for agriculture in marginal regions. The centre’s head, Ismahane Elouafi, reported on its present activities…

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Agriculture

Under the motto “EINEWELT – Unsere Verantwortung” (one world – our responsibility), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) once again presented itself with partners from civil society,…

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Agriculture

The German pavilion resplendent in African colours at the regional agricultural trade fair SARA in Abidjan/ Côte d’Ivoire – impressions from the joint presentation of the German Federal Ministries of Food and Agriculture…

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Agriculture

In mid-November, the international agricultural engineering trade fair Agritechnica 2019 was held in Hanover, Germany. Its organiser is German Agricultural Society (DLG). The guiding topic ‘Global Farming – Local…

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