African Agriculture Technology Foundation

Afghanistan’s Drought Deepens, and Women Bear the Heaviest Burden

Drought has depleted wells, withered fruit trees, and reduced crop yields across Afghanistan. The heaviest burden of the water shortage falls on women in their daily lives, as they must fetch water from increasingly distant sources and use every single drop with extreme care.

Aflatoxins: Poisoning Health and Trade in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Busani Bafana
Aflatoxin contamination is a growing threat to trade, food and health security in sub-Saharan Africa, where smallholder farmers are challenged by food production and now climate change, researchers said.
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