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Losing your maize yield to stemborers and striga?

May 4, 2023

Stemborers and striga weeds cause major losses to maize production throughout Africa. Maize yield losses due to stemborers can vary from 20-40%. Striga weeds infest 40% of the arable land in sub-Saharan Africa, causing an annual crop loss of US$... Continue Reading…

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27 Nov

Push-Pull Q&A Day 💭🌱

Q: Can desmodium be planted using vines?
A: Yes! This can be an easy and cheap method to plant desmodium for many farmers.

💭 See images and more on: https://upscale-hub.eu/farmers-guide-on-planting-a-push-pull-field-using-desmodium-vines/

#farming #research #agriculture #UPSCALE #H2020 #Pushpull #organicagriculture

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25 Nov

And there’s more: this in turn could reduce the number of hungry people worldwide by up to 17%.

We need world leaders to #InvestInRuralWomen ✊✊✊

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