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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

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A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

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Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

Bjvisser via - Ethiopian farmer at work on his land.

Keeping up with climate change: Climate zoning as a tool to fight hunger

Ariong Moses 6 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Harvey Barrison via

Mobile app to help pastoralists find pasture is here

1 Feb 2018

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Climate change affecting cotton production

Yamikani Yapuwa 31 Jan 2018

Tenisnaps via . Cassava farmer arranges his tubers in line while he waits for buyers.

Protecting cassava from disease? There's an app for that

Amanda Ramcharan 30 Jan 2018

Crop munching pest in Africa raises hunger threat

Crop munching pest in Africa raises hunger threat

Thin Lei Win 29 Jan 2018

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Safina Buhari 26 Jan 2018

Beeki via

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

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Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

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International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

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The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

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Study: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 15 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Josua Taljaard 11 Jan 2018

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Obtala Limited announces MOU with FundInvest SA

11 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

Ma_Rika via

Is this goodbye? Chocolate producing plants will go extinct by 2050

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018

CIAT via

Kenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Zeynel Cebeci via

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

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Francis Hannaway via

AgricultureTransforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

Bjvisser via - Ethiopian farmer at work on his land.

AgricultureKeeping up with climate change: Climate zoning as a tool to fight hunger

Ariong Moses 6 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

AgricultureNominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

AgricultureFirst Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Harvey Barrison via

AgricultureMobile app to help pastoralists find pasture is here

1 Feb 2018

bobbycrim via

AgricultureClimate change affecting cotton production

Yamikani Yapuwa 31 Jan 2018

Tenisnaps via . Cassava farmer arranges his tubers in line while he waits for buyers.

AgricultureProtecting cassava from disease? There's an app for that

Amanda Ramcharan 30 Jan 2018

Crop munching pest in Africa raises hunger threat

AgricultureCrop munching pest in Africa raises hunger threat

Thin Lei Win 29 Jan 2018

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

AgricultureWhy farmers should consider drip irrigation

Safina Buhari 26 Jan 2018

Beeki via

AgricultureZimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

AgricultureTen priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

AgricultureMondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

AgricultureNew wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

zcf428526 via

AgricultureScientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Dizaphotographer via

AgricultureInternational community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

Image Supplied

AgricultureThe future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

canonfan via

AgricultureStudy: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 15 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

AgricultureScientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

AgricultureReady or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Josua Taljaard 11 Jan 2018

matuska via

AgricultureObtala Limited announces MOU with FundInvest SA

11 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

AgricultureSettling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

Ma_Rika via

AgricultureIs this goodbye? Chocolate producing plants will go extinct by 2050

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Agriculture#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018

CIAT via

AgricultureKenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

AgricultureCan agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Zeynel Cebeci via

AgricultureReduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

AgricultureMore people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

AgricultureBamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

AgricultureRwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

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AgricultureSADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

AgricultureEast Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

Johnson Kanamugire 11 Dec 2017

Nicholas.gosse via - Olive tree plantation in Tunisia. Olive oil is Tunisia’s largest agricultural export.

AgricultureAfrica's top 10 most food-secure countries

8 Dec 2017

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

AgricultureMoving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Calestous Juma 7 Dec 2017

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

AgricultureSmart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Simon Carpenter 7 Dec 2017

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

Energy & MiningAfrica needs energy to grow

7 Dec 2017

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

6 Dec 2017

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AgricultureECOWAS charged to enforce gender-friendly and inclusive agricultural laws

Chinelo Chikelu 5 Dec 2017

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

ESG & SustainabilityHow the world needs to change as regions get drier

Dian Spear 1 Dec 2017

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AgricultureNew database to help countries manage their animal genetic resources

30 Nov 2017

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

Thin Lei Win 29 Nov 2017