Retaining Africa's Agri-tech Staff

Skilled plant breeders often seek more lucrative opportunies abroad but a new group of thinkers in crop breeding see fresh opportunities in Africa, writes IPS.

In Zambia, maize yields more than tripled when grown under Faidherbia trees, without the use of costly fertilizers.

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