Agricultural biotechnology in Europe and Africa-Anne Glover

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NASAC-EASAC Workshop, Addis Ababa, 26 February 2014Africa's populationhas doubled since the 1970s16000001400000EuropeAfrica1200000Populaton (thousands)100000080000060000040000020000001975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025YearSource: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2012)
NASAC-EASAC Workshop, Addis Ababa, 26 February 2014Talking about human ingenuity:According to FAO, in African countrieswomen provide:70% of the agricultural workers90% of the hoeing and weeding work60% of the harvesting andmarketing activities80% of food storage and transportfrom farm to village60-80% of the labour to producefood for household consumptionand sale100% of the processing for basicfood stuffsImage source: Concern Worldwide US,(Agatha Akandelwa, Zambia)
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Agricultural biotechnology in Europe and Africa-Anne Glover

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