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African Agri Investment Indaba targets transformative change in agriculture sector

7 Oct 2024

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Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Luxury fashion label Chanel invests $25m in new climate adaptation fund

Michael Taylor 11 Jun 2021

Ivory Coast sells 2021/2022 cocoa contracts after wrangle over premium

Ivory Coast sells 2021/2022 cocoa contracts after wrangle over premium

Ange Aboa 10 Jun 2021

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster 10 Jun 2021

Last call for applications for AGCO Africa's agribusiness qualification

Last call for applications for AGCO Africa's agribusiness qualification

8 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

7 Jun 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 2021

Goodleaf merges with Highlands Investments to create R650m cannabis company

Goodleaf merges with Highlands Investments to create R650m cannabis company

4 Jun 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May

Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May

3 Jun 2021

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Brian Benza 1 Jun 2021

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

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

27 May 2021

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Greening the planet: We can't just plant trees, we have to restore forests

Greening the planet: We can't just plant trees, we have to restore forests

Tristram Hales, Benoit Goossens and Mike Bruford 21 May 2021

African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought

African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought

Nita Bhalla 18 May 2021

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

Nita Bhalla 17 May 2021

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium payments

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium payments

Ange Aboa 14 May 2021

Image: FAO/G.Tortoli

FAO, partners' high-tech response to help win fight against desert locust swarms

11 May 2021

Zimbabwe's horticultural sector blooms

Zimbabwe's horticultural sector blooms

Elita Chikwati 7 May 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

Bizcommunity.com 7 May 2021

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

6 May 2021

International food prices continue to rise in April

International food prices continue to rise in April

6 May 2021

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

6 May 2021

Women are a mainstay of fishing in West Africa. But they get a raw deal

Women are a mainstay of fishing in West Africa. But they get a raw deal

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood and Sayra van den Berg Bhagwandas 4 May 2021

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Sophie Van Huellen 3 May 2021

France pledges investment to boost sustainable cotton in Ivory Coast

France pledges investment to boost sustainable cotton in Ivory Coast

Ange Aboa 30 Apr 2021

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

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

29 Apr 2021

Food Lover’s Market CEO Brian Coppin with TVMA founder Mmabatho Portia Morudi

The Village Market Africa triumphs in Food Lover's Seeds of Change initiative

28 Apr 2021

FAO, AUC launch guide to help countries enter Africa's new single market

FAO, AUC launch guide to help countries enter Africa's new single market

20 Apr 2021

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Last call for applications for AGCO Africa's agribusiness qualification

Last call for applications for AGCO Africa's agribusiness qualification

8 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

Report reveals soil pollution as one of the world's major challenges for ecosystem restoration

7 Jun 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 2021

Goodleaf merges with Highlands Investments to create R650m cannabis company

Goodleaf merges with Highlands Investments to create R650m cannabis company

4 Jun 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May

Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May

3 Jun 2021

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Brian Benza 1 Jun 2021

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

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

27 May 2021

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Greening the planet: We can't just plant trees, we have to restore forests

Greening the planet: We can't just plant trees, we have to restore forests

Tristram Hales, Benoit Goossens and Mike Bruford 21 May 2021

African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought

African rainforests slow climate change despite record heat, drought

Nita Bhalla 18 May 2021

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

Nita Bhalla 17 May 2021

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium payments

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium payments

Ange Aboa 14 May 2021

Image: FAO/G.Tortoli

FAO, partners' high-tech response to help win fight against desert locust swarms

11 May 2021

Zimbabwe's horticultural sector blooms

Zimbabwe's horticultural sector blooms

Elita Chikwati 7 May 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

Bizcommunity.com 7 May 2021

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

6 May 2021

International food prices continue to rise in April

International food prices continue to rise in April

6 May 2021

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

6 May 2021

Women are a mainstay of fishing in West Africa. But they get a raw deal

Women are a mainstay of fishing in West Africa. But they get a raw deal

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood and Sayra van den Berg Bhagwandas 4 May 2021

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Sophie Van Huellen 3 May 2021

France pledges investment to boost sustainable cotton in Ivory Coast

France pledges investment to boost sustainable cotton in Ivory Coast

Ange Aboa 30 Apr 2021

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

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

29 Apr 2021

Food Lover’s Market CEO Brian Coppin with TVMA founder Mmabatho Portia Morudi

The Village Market Africa triumphs in Food Lover's Seeds of Change initiative

28 Apr 2021

FAO, AUC launch guide to help countries enter Africa's new single market

FAO, AUC launch guide to help countries enter Africa's new single market

20 Apr 2021

Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

Abdul-Rahim Abdulai, Carling Bieg, Evan Fraser and Sarah Marquis 16 Apr 2021

Heineken sets goal to be carbon neutral in production by 2030

Heineken sets goal to be carbon neutral in production by 2030

15 Apr 2021

Global coffee market enjoys ongoing growth despite pandemic

13 Apr 2021

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

8 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean

Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean

Ben Belton, Dave Little and Wenbo Zhang 30 Mar 2021

Genetic make-up of destructive crop pest unravelled

Genetic make-up of destructive crop pest unravelled

Stephanie Achieng' 26 Mar 2021

Exeo Capital buys stake in Wellness Warehouse holding company

Exeo Capital buys stake in Wellness Warehouse holding company

25 Mar 2021

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

18 Mar 2021

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Friederike Otto and Jasper Verschuur 16 Mar 2021

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Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

15 Mar 2021

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

Nokuthula Vilakati 15 Mar 2021