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Source: Climate chance, August 2025<\/p>\n

Faced with the challenges of food security and sovereignty, coupled with environmental imperatives, African agriculture needs to transform itself to become more sustainable. This analysis focuses on adaptive approaches that reconcile local know-how with exogenous approaches.<\/p>\n

Sustainable agriculture in Africa: reconciling traditional practices and new approaches | Climate Chance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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