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Leaders and stakeholders in the agriculture sector across Africa are gathering in Nairobi for a three-day fertiliser and soil health summit, which is expected to enable the continent to deal with food insecurities. The conference comes at a time when the African continent is facing many challenges, especially climate change, and soil degradation, among other issues.
African summit on fertiliser and soil health
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