By PAULINE KAIRU Lack of reliable national seed banks and trained forest experts and labs are among the reasons why sub-Saharan Africa cannot meet its tree cover target, experts say. “Our capacity in Africa to supply tree seeds and seedlings, or germplasm for afforestation and reforestation activities to contain deforestation is greatly lacking,” said Godwin
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Two southeast Arkansas lawmakers announced this week the formation of the Forestry Caucus of the Arkansas General Assembly to advocate state policies to help the timber and forest products industry. The Forestry Caucus includes 19 of the Arkansas Senate’s 35 senators and 67 of the Arkansas House of Representatives’ 100 members based on a list
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Staying accommodative is the right approach, says Prasenjit K Basu, chief economist at ICICI Securities “The MPC sensibly decided to keep monetary policy accommodative despite inflation being marginally above its tolerance band. Two good reasons justify the policy: (a) inflation is high partly because of (external) supply shocks, so reducing aggregate demand (through monetary tightening)
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Associated Press Jackson confirmation takes Biden political story full circle President Joe Biden on Friday will celebrate the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court, marking the pinnacle of her legal career and bringing his political story full circle. As a longtime Senate Judiciary Committee chairman,
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