Kenya’s horticulture industry is entering a period of rapid technological and ecological change as growers confront rising production pressures, climate-related challenges, soil degradation, pests and diseases, and increasing input costs. The sector contributes an estimated KSh145 billion annually to Kenya’s economy, with flowers accounting for about 57 per cent, according to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, as cited at the
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The United States has withheld an entry visa for Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, ahead of his scheduled appearance at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Reuters reported that the visa appeared to have been made conditional on al-Burhan accepting a 90-day ceasefire proposal put forward by US Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs,
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The world is on course to breach the critical 1.5°C global warming threshold in the coming years, with the United Nations Environment Programme warning that every additional fraction of a degree will intensify climate risks and irreversible environmental damage. UNEP, in its latest report on Wednesday titled Limiting Overshoot: Navigating Exceedance, said the most optimistic climate scenario would see global
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Experts in food systems, agriculture, land use and environmental policy have expressed mixed reactions to the outcome of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, which ended in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Friday. While they welcomed the mobilisation of $1.3bn for land restoration and drought resilience across 23 countries, the experts criticised the failure
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Nations have announced a $1.3bn financing portfolio for land restoration and drought resilience as the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD COP17, ended in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Friday. The financing, covering 23 countries across five continents, includes $644.5m identified as new funding, with $216.4m already confirmed and moving towards implementation. The conference, which brought together
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For decades, Jankara Market, Iso Arobo, popularly known as Oniparo Market, in Oranyan area of Ibadan, Oyo State, has quietly played a unique role in Nigeria’s circular economy. While many Nigerians may not be familiar with the market, traders from across the country and even neighbouring West African countries know it as the largest hub for secondhand Nigerian-made clothing. Every
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The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD COP17, has advanced a new global framework for tackling drought, with the unveiling of innovative financing mechanisms and the world’s first Drought Resilience Index. The initiatives, announced on Monday at the ongoing conference in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, are aimed at helping vulnerable countries
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About 30 mayors, governors and other local and regional leaders have adopted the Ulaanbaatar Declaration, calling for stronger local action on sustainable land management, drought resilience and land restoration. The declaration was adopted at the UNCCD COP17 Mayors’ Forum, held from August 20 to 22 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where more than 200 participants from over 30 countries gathered to discuss
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
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As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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