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Eco Africa - The Environment Magazine

October 6, 2023

On this Eco Africa we see how the boundaries of winemaking are being pushed north, follow an engineer in Morocco who has developed a robot that can detect and deal with crop diseases, and find out what a project is doing to clean up some of the plastic now clogging up Lake Victoria.

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DW's Eco Africa

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

DW's Eco Africa showcases innovative concepts and best practice projects from Africa and Europe and presents environment and climate change ideas that inspire others to get on board or start something of their own.

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