Sustainable Farming news

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visitAnge Aboa

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

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

11 Jul 2023

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

By Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

More news

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Simon Carpenter 7 Dec 2017

Vera Songwe, European Union Economic Commission for Africa’s executive secretary

Africa needs energy to grow

7 Dec 2017

Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 2017

Jameserickuzwa via

ECOWAS charged to enforce gender-friendly and inclusive agricultural laws

Chinelo Chikelu 5 Dec 2017

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

Dian Spear 1 Dec 2017

Antoinetorrens via

New database to help countries manage their animal genetic resources

30 Nov 2017

Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren via

Experts: Prickly pear cactus is 'miracle' crop for dry regions

Thin Lei Win 29 Nov 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

A close up look at the social networks of Lake Victoria's fisherfolk

Fiona Nunan 28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Tobacco hurts more than just your lungs - it damages the communities that grow it

Eleanor Jew 23 Nov 2017

Ed Hawkesworth/DFID via

What needs to be done to give Africa's smallholder farmers access to machinery

Thomas Daum, Regina Birner 22 Nov 2017

Can a mobile app help East African farmers adapt to climate change?

Isaiah Esipisu 22 Nov 2017

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Thin Lei Win 21 Nov 2017

Loes van der Pluijm via

Why reducing post-harvest losses is a priority for Africa

Jane Ambuko 21 Nov 2017

IAEA Imagebank via

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

16 Nov 2017

Agriculture and food systems will play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change

15 Nov 2017

You can't eat your smartphone: Why agriculture is the first frontier of African innovation

Ashley Boag 14 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

10 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

8 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Photo: HSI (Image Supplied)

Nestlé to complete transition to cage-free egg supply chain in Africa by 2025

6 Nov 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

3 Nov 2017

Project to help Africa farm its savannahs

Victor Kiprop 2 Nov 2017

More news

Jameserickuzwa via

ECOWAS charged to enforce gender-friendly and inclusive agricultural laws

Chinelo Chikelu 5 Dec 2017

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

Dian Spear 1 Dec 2017

Antoinetorrens via

New database to help countries manage their animal genetic resources

30 Nov 2017

Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren via

Experts: Prickly pear cactus is 'miracle' crop for dry regions

Thin Lei Win 29 Nov 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

A close up look at the social networks of Lake Victoria's fisherfolk

Fiona Nunan 28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Tobacco hurts more than just your lungs - it damages the communities that grow it

Eleanor Jew 23 Nov 2017

Ed Hawkesworth/DFID via

What needs to be done to give Africa's smallholder farmers access to machinery

Thomas Daum, Regina Birner 22 Nov 2017

Can a mobile app help East African farmers adapt to climate change?

Isaiah Esipisu 22 Nov 2017

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Thin Lei Win 21 Nov 2017

Loes van der Pluijm via

Why reducing post-harvest losses is a priority for Africa

Jane Ambuko 21 Nov 2017

IAEA Imagebank via

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

16 Nov 2017

Agriculture and food systems will play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change

15 Nov 2017

You can't eat your smartphone: Why agriculture is the first frontier of African innovation

Ashley Boag 14 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

10 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

8 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Photo: HSI (Image Supplied)

Nestlé to complete transition to cage-free egg supply chain in Africa by 2025

6 Nov 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

3 Nov 2017

Project to help Africa farm its savannahs

Victor Kiprop 2 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

Cari Coetzee 2 Nov 2017

From left: Prof Eugene Cloete (vice-rector: research, innovation and postgraduate studies of Stellenbosch University), the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, and Willem Botes (research leader of Stellenbosch University’s Plant Breeding Laboratory). Photo: Stefan Els

Wheat Breeding Platform launched to improve wheat production, yields

1 Nov 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

Mega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Free-Photos via

New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

19 Oct 2017

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

18 Oct 2017

The traditional vegetable and sweet potato research that's revolutionising the way we build food and nutrition security in Africa

Millie Phiri, Sonia Naidoo, Nadia Ibraimo 17 Oct 2017

Integrated policy approach needed to ensure sustainable food systems

Integrated policy approach needed to ensure sustainable food systems

17 Oct 2017

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

17 Oct 2017