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Southern Africa could face food shortage due to drought: WFP
2015-05-12 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The severe drought situation in Southern Africa could lead to a possible food shortage in the region over the next few months.
Drought-hit Southern Africa at risk of food shortage: WFP
2015-05-11 18:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Southern Africa faces possible food shortages over the next few months due to a severe drought in the 'maize belt' of South Africa, where a lack of rain had caused crop failure rates of over 50 percent, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. In South Africa, the WFP said maize production was estimated to have dropped by a third compared with last year, putting it on track for a harvest of 9.665 million tonnes, its worst in eight years. Besides South Africa, which produces more than...
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Space technology identifies vulnerable regions in West Africa
2015-05-11 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: A group of international researchers led by the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research at the University of Leicester have used space satellite technology to identify regions of West Africa which are vulnerable to the effects of land degradation through climate change. The team studied land degradation in Sub-Saharan West Africa, covering an area of approximately 6,140,000 km2, using statistical residual trend analysis (RESTREND) of vegetation photosynthetic capacity data (GIMMS NDVI3g), soil...
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Soymilk & Soydrinks Market in South Africa: Market Profile to 2019
2015-05-11 11:06:04| Beverage industry market research - from just-drinks.com
This report presents data on the Soymilk & Soydrinks consumption trends in South Africa. It analyzes Soymilk & Soydrinks consumption volumes and values at market and category level.
5th Africa Sugar Outlook Conference in Kenya
2015-05-11 09:42:59| Sugar Industry News
Co-hosted by the Kenya Sugar Directorate, it welcomed hundreds of participants and key speakers, including governments\' representatives, international experts, senior decision makers and industry leaders from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Brazil, and Australia.
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