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Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate

Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

By André O. Hudson 28 Jun 2023

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#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

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21 Nov 2024

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

MultiChoice Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

28 Oct 2024

Why over 350 organisations share their news via a Biz Press Office

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19 Aug 2024

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Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

21 Jun 2023

How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

How science and innovation can strengthen global food systems

2 Feb 2023

Helping Africa's farmers control climate-induced pests

Helping Africa's farmers control climate-induced pests

Gilbert Nakweya 30 Dec 2022

Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change

Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change

Derek Lynch 29 Dec 2022

New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature

New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature

Chris D Thomas, Jack Hatfield and Katie Noble 9 Dec 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security

Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security

Gloria Dickie 1 Sep 2022

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

Paul W Thomas 2 Feb 2022

Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%

Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%

9 Nov 2021

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

9 Nov 2021

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

28 Oct 2021

Source: Julia Freeman-Woolpert

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

Source: Symrise

Partnership formed to improve food innovation, nutrition in West Africa

19 Oct 2021

Source: FAO

2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

4 Oct 2021

Source: Nestlé

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

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African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

Wendell Roelf 1 Sep 2021

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We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

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Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

Noël N'guessan, winner of the Royal Academy of Engineering's 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

9 Jul 2021

Ethiopian farmers collect wheat in their field in Abay, north of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Barry Malone

As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

Megan Rowling 24 Jun 2021

Prof Maryke Labuschagne; Dr Berhanu Ertiro, former PhD student; and Dr Peg Redinbaugh from the United States Department of Agriculture.

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

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Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

27 May 2021

A prairie strip filled with flowers and wild rye grass between soybean fields on Tim Smith’s farm near Eagle Grove, Iowa, reduces greenhouse gases and stores carbon in the soil. The

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

29 Apr 2021

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Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

15 Mar 2021

Reed canary grass. Image: RA Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0,

Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

12 Mar 2021

Farmer Dennis Nyongesa has boosted his milk yield and income since using new grass varieties introduced by the Grass to Cash project together with KALRO, Send a Cow and Advantage Crops.

Kenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses

10 Mar 2021