by Jyasi Murray Our modern world is more connected than ever before, due to the rapid growth in the capability and accessibility of digital technologies such as personal computers, smartphones, and the Internet, from the late 1900s to the present. Though the Internet and computer devices are often seen in a negative light because of …

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Current standards for measuring economic growth do not consider the environmental cost of that growth, writes Indooshan Shanthakumaran, 25, a Correspondent from Colombo in Sri Lanka, who reports on efforts by some economists to devise “green” accounting systems. I recently had a chance to attend the academic session of the Sri Lanka Economic association, the most …

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Unpredictable weather, price volatility and post-harvest losses could be a thing of the past, writes Michael Gyekye, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ghana, who believes data and AI are the future of farming. A wealth of information is hidden in daily figures on farming activities, local environmental conditions and global market activity. What if this …

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