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Tractors Run Parallel Plowing For New Planting Farm Agriculture

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by Technology Risk May 20, 2021, 3:59 am 1.9k Views 126 Votes

#1 Here Is The Technology Fuelling Africa’s Agricultural Revolution

Here Is The Technology Fuelling Africa's Agricultural Revolution
A year on from the emergence of COVID-19, Africa's agricultural sector has proved to be more resilient than people feared. Despite the widespread devastation experienced around the globe, food production did not collapse and in fact, the South African citrus industry celebrated a record-setting season, with exports of 146 million cartons of fruit to the rest of the world.

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