Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing agriculture across Africa, offering innovative solutions to enhance productivity, sustainability, and resilience among smallholder farmers. Microsoft has been at the forefront of this transformation, spearheading initiatives that integrate AI into...
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The intersection of cutting-edge technology and age-old agricultural practices has never been more exciting. In a recent Business Today feature, Microsoft Chairman Satya Nadella showcased a transformative initiative in Maharashtra’s Baramati, where small-scale farmers are harnessing the power of...
DAKAR, Senegal: Thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them, aid agencies said.
Large swaths of the West African country have been sealed off to prevent the spread of Ebola, and within those areas many...
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Agony for Japan livestock farmers in nuclear crisis
By Shingo Ito (AFP) – 2 hours ago
FUKUSHIMA CITY, Japan — As more people are forced to leave their homes around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, anger is growing in a farming community forced to make the agonising decision whether to...
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