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science / science - 4 years ago

Smart tech the new tool for African farmers

Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa may have the image of relentless toil and low productivity, but experts say new tech is changing the picture. "There's a digital revolution unfolding in Africa," says Pascal Bonnet, a deputy director of CIRAD, the F...

science / science - 4 years ago

UN biodiversity meet wraps up, report due Monday

Diplomats and scientists from 132 nations wrapped up six days of negotiations in Paris Saturday over the wording of a landmark report on the dire state of Nature and its impact on humanity, a UN official told AFP. The bombshell executive summary of...