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African Women Losing War Against Weeds

RC01-_jamesblogNon-native plants pose a real threat to agriculture in Africa.  Since hand cultivation predominates there, the burden of control falls to women.  Without access to modern chemicals this demands much of the women’s time.

Read the whole article here: Stewardship Community: African women losing war against weeds.

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Society News

June 15, 2026
More on “Low-Mowed Meadow”: Philadelphia Cricket Club
June 15, 2026
Charles Thomson and Harriton House
June 15, 2026
“Glimpses of the New American Republic, the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, and America 250 Philadelphia”
June 15, 2026
Winter Family Meets Winner of Scholarship
June 15, 2026
PSPA Travels to National Ag Lab
March 15, 2026
PSPA Visits the “Linc”
March 15, 2026
Shapiro Administration Deploys Additional Resources to Support HPAI Response
March 15, 2026
A basket of new fruit varieties is coming your way
January 25, 2026
PA Department of Agriculture Recognizes PSPA for Work in Urban Agriculture
January 16, 2026
PSPA Awards Winter Memorial Scholarships to Two Local Horticulture Students
Purchase Promoting Agriculture in a Changing World

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