'I believe #Africa’s growth will be spurred by #agriculture whose full potential will only be realized through a green revolution, driven by #Africa’s smallholder #farmers – the continent’s majority who make up 70% of the population.” -Dr. `@Agnes_Kalibata via @AGRAAlliance
To mitigate #financial losses faced by the agricultural sector due to weather changes, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited launched the first-ever crop #insurance in #Bangladesh. Read "Growth of weather index based agriculture insurance in Bangladesh" bit.ly/2wgmd3s
Big shakeup for rural portfolios - Bridget McKenzie takes agriculutre and Littleproud keeps water and expands responsibilities to drought, natural disasters, emergencies and rural finance. More: farmonline.com.au/story/6182682/…
10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World is 'everything we have come to expect' from Elif Shafak, Turkey’s most widely read female novelist on.ft.com/2HV5fgk