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Rice farming in Kenya

    Rice production involves various steps including; seedling production, sowing, seedbed preparation, main land preparation, transplanting, main field water management, weeding, pest and disease control, husbandly and harvesting ,threshing,...

    Burundi Key trends

    Food Crops Research

      During the years following the country’s 2003 peace agreement, donor funding flowed rapidly, prompting increased agricultural research spending. Growing violence and political corruption have caused many donors to suspend or cut aid since and are...

      Soils: A Priority for Africa's Agriculture

        Agricultural productivity including livestock production is under threat in Africa because of continuing decline in soil quality. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 65 percent of arable land suffers from soil degradation due to erosion-induced losses of...

        U.S. Tobacco Usage Statistics

        Food Crops Research

          Statistics on U.S. smoking rates and tobacco taxation rates for all fifty states. *Source:* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015 https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/state_data/ [1] *Related Data Story: *State-Level Policies...