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African Agri Investment Indaba targets transformative change in agriculture sector

7 Oct 2024

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How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

Elizabeth Mkandawire and Melody Mentz-Coetzee 20 Aug 2021

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

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

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

18 Aug 2021

Heavy rains in Ivory Coast bode well for upcoming cocoa crop

Heavy rains in Ivory Coast bode well for upcoming cocoa crop

Loucoumane Coulibaly 17 Aug 2021

Global food prices decline in July

Global food prices decline in July

5 Aug 2021

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

5 Aug 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

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

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

Christophe Van Der Perre and Cooper Inveen 29 Jul 2021

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

Emma Rumney 23 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Hans Wetzels 13 Jul 2021

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

12 Jul 2021

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

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

9 Jul 2021

Uganda helps farmers grow trees for money in bid to reverse forest loss

Uganda helps farmers grow trees for money in bid to reverse forest loss

Christopher Bendana 9 Jul 2021

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Sophia Carodenuto 8 Jul 2021

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

5 Jul 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

2 Jul 2021

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Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Fabio Teixeira 25 Jun 2021

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

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

Megan Rowling 24 Jun 2021

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US-based WPF releases video series to help Africa's farmers improve poultry production

22 Jun 2021

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

17 Jun 2021

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdelhak Belhaki 15 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Busani Bafana 14 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

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

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How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

How to put women at the centre of Africa's food systems

Elizabeth Mkandawire and Melody Mentz-Coetzee 20 Aug 2021

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

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

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

New research records national policy trends linking fish, aquatic foods with public health

18 Aug 2021

Heavy rains in Ivory Coast bode well for upcoming cocoa crop

Heavy rains in Ivory Coast bode well for upcoming cocoa crop

Loucoumane Coulibaly 17 Aug 2021

Global food prices decline in July

Global food prices decline in July

5 Aug 2021

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

5 Aug 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

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

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert

Christophe Van Der Perre and Cooper Inveen 29 Jul 2021

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

Emma Rumney 23 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Hans Wetzels 13 Jul 2021

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

Tanzanian small-scale farmers receive support to improve food security

12 Jul 2021

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

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

9 Jul 2021

Uganda helps farmers grow trees for money in bid to reverse forest loss

Uganda helps farmers grow trees for money in bid to reverse forest loss

Christopher Bendana 9 Jul 2021

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Sophia Carodenuto 8 Jul 2021

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

How Covid-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa

5 Jul 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

2 Jul 2021

Source: miiya via

Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Fabio Teixeira 25 Jun 2021

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

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

Megan Rowling 24 Jun 2021

Source: ©wdnet via

US-based WPF releases video series to help Africa's farmers improve poultry production

22 Jun 2021

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

17 Jun 2021

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdelhak Belhaki 15 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Busani Bafana 14 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021

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