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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

16 May 2024

WFP plans food relief for 270,000 Zimbabweans, poor harvest expected

By Nyasha Chingono 5 Jan 2024

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#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

Piers Kenyon 6 Feb 2017

Photo by Yue Jin via - Close up of stem rust

New races of damaging wheat rust found as old ones continue to spread

6 Feb 2017

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

Daniel Pelz 1 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

30 Jan 2017

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi 23 Jan 2017

Erdenebayar via

Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

23 Jan 2017

meganelford0 via

To discover Africa's biodiversity, look to the soil

Esther Ngumbi 18 Jan 2017

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

16 Jan 2017

Post-harvest losses still major challenge in East Africa

28 Dec 2016

Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance

Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance

Abdalla Hamdok 5 Dec 2016

Joachim Huber via

Protecting and developing African agriculture in the face of climate change

Patrick Dupoux and Younes Zrikem 28 Nov 2016

Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles

Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

21 Nov 2016

Oxfam East Africa via

African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

Elwyn Grainger-Jones 16 Nov 2016

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Charlotte Hebebrand 10 Nov 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

BASF East Africa team with Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett

New campaign helps farmers with the biggest job on earth

9 Nov 2016

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

Raymond Auerbach 1 Nov 2016

Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

Jomo Kwame Sundaram 21 Oct 2016

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

imaginextra via

Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

Thumbi Mwangi 13 Oct 2016

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

11 Oct 2016

Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

Pius Sawa 30 Sep 2016

Mechanised agriculture essential in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 Sep 2016

Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges

27 Sep 2016

Roman Bonnefoy via

At last, evidence that African agriculture is powering economic transformation

26 Sep 2016

Fanny Schertzer via - Rwanda, rice fields

China key partner in Africa's agriculture development - FAO official

22 Sep 2016

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#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

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Photo by Yue Jin via - Close up of stem rust

New races of damaging wheat rust found as old ones continue to spread

6 Feb 2017

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

Daniel Pelz 1 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

30 Jan 2017

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi 23 Jan 2017

Erdenebayar via

Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

23 Jan 2017

meganelford0 via

To discover Africa's biodiversity, look to the soil

Esther Ngumbi 18 Jan 2017

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

16 Jan 2017

Post-harvest losses still major challenge in East Africa

28 Dec 2016

Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance

Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance

Abdalla Hamdok 5 Dec 2016

Joachim Huber via

Protecting and developing African agriculture in the face of climate change

Patrick Dupoux and Younes Zrikem 28 Nov 2016

Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles

Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

21 Nov 2016

Oxfam East Africa via

African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

Elwyn Grainger-Jones 16 Nov 2016

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Charlotte Hebebrand 10 Nov 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

BASF East Africa team with Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett

New campaign helps farmers with the biggest job on earth

9 Nov 2016

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

Raymond Auerbach 1 Nov 2016

Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

Jomo Kwame Sundaram 21 Oct 2016

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

imaginextra via

Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

Thumbi Mwangi 13 Oct 2016

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

11 Oct 2016

Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

Pius Sawa 30 Sep 2016

Mechanised agriculture essential in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 Sep 2016

Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges

27 Sep 2016

Roman Bonnefoy via

At last, evidence that African agriculture is powering economic transformation

26 Sep 2016

Fanny Schertzer via - Rwanda, rice fields

China key partner in Africa's agriculture development - FAO official

22 Sep 2016

Dr Klaus Eckstein

#InnovationMonth: Bayer seed innovation to benefit the entire agriculture community

Cari Van Wyk 21 Sep 2016

'Less choice for African farmers' after Bayer's Monsanto takeover

'Less choice for African farmers' after Bayer's Monsanto takeover

Wanjiru Eunice 19 Sep 2016

Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng via

Effective implementation of global anti-rogue fishing treaty needed

19 Sep 2016

Fanny Schertzer via

Deals that can break poverty cycle afflicting local farmers

Edel Were 15 Sep 2016

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

15 Sep 2016

From farmers and traders to knowledge artisans

From farmers and traders to knowledge artisans

12 Sep 2016

USAID, FAO collaborates on improved agricultural data collection for developing countries

USAID, FAO collaborates on improved agricultural data collection for developing countries

8 Sep 2016

Drought-ravaged SADC grapples with seed shortages

Sifelani Tsiko 5 Sep 2016

- Simnai and Phillip Tshuma, smallholder farmers from Hwange, Zimbabwe, show off their sorghum crop planted using fertilizers. Photo: Busani Bafana

Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution

Busani Bafana 5 Sep 2016

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Healthy oceans important drivers of African prosperity, food security

2 Sep 2016