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USDA’s Agricultural Research Service develops new sorghum varieties to tackle malnutrition

USA-  Scientists at the Children’s Nutrition Research Center of the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed healthier varieties of sorghum to meet the nutritional needs of mothers and children in sub-Saharan Africa.  The new varieties are the result of 20 years of collaborations from scientists with the USDA-ARS, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, North Carolina State University’s…

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Kenya to host India-Africa International Millet Conference in August 2023 

KENYA- In celebration of the International Year of Millets, the Ministry of Agriculture and Famers Welfare, India, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya will be co-hosting the ‘India-Africa International Millet Conference’ in Kenya. The official curtain raiser for the ‘India-Africa International Millet Conference’ scheduled for 30-31 August 2023, was held at Nairobi, Kenya on 6th July 2023,…

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Guinness Ghana, SNV Netherlands partner to spearhead sustainable sorghum production in Ghana

GHANA – Guinness Ghana Breweries (GGB Plc), the local subsidiary of British drinks giant Diageo has collaborated with the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) in a groundbreaking initiative for sustainable high-quality white sorghum production in Ghana. Dubbed “Partnership for Sustainable Sorghum Sourcing in Ghana” (P3SG), this first-of-its-kind project will help more than 12,500 smallholder farmers to produce 72,375 tonnes of sorghum implemented…

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