African Agro-Processors Call for Policies Conducive to Local Manufacturing — Global Issues

African Agro-Processors Call for Policies Conducive to Local Manufacturing — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Experts are calling on countries to change their policies to protect locally produced products. For example, Nigeria is an exporter of rubber but imports tyres; Ghana exports cocoa, but Switzerland is known for chocolate. Here a worker in a factory in Abidjan holds a block of rubber meant for export…

Kenya Moots Disbanding the Loss and Damage Fund, Seeks Fair Equitable Climate Action — Global Issues

Kenya Moots Disbanding the Loss and Damage Fund, Seeks Fair Equitable Climate Action — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

While Africa has made a negligible contribution to climate change and is responsible for two to three percent of global emissions, it’s highly vulnerable. The debate on how to compensate and support Africa continues. Now there is a suggestion that the Loss and Damage fund may not be the route…

Kenyan Entrepreneur Using Organic Microbes to Unlock Hidden Nutrients in Dairy Feeds — Global Issues

Kenyan Entrepreneur Using Organic Microbes to Unlock Hidden Nutrients in Dairy Feeds — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Juma Kiboi displays pre-fermented animal feeds ready to be fed to dairy cows. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS by Isaiah Esipisu (nakuru, kenya) Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Inter Press Service NAKURU, Kenya, Mar 22 (IPS) – Using naturally occurring microbes, a Kenyan entrepreneur has developed a molasses-based supplement that pre-ferments animal feeds to…