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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

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Experts call for multi-pronged approach to fight Fall armyworm in Africa

Experts call for multi-pronged approach to fight Fall armyworm in Africa

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Rainfall set to boost growth in southern Africa

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Steve Johnson 8 May 2017

Invest in agriculture, Africa urged

Invest in agriculture, Africa urged

Victoria Ruzvidzo 5 May 2017

Kenya eyes blue economy to net more from fishing

Kenya eyes blue economy to net more from fishing

Winnie Atieno 4 May 2017

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Junior Sabena Mutabazi 2 May 2017

Young Africans create new roads for agriculture

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Govt unveils crop disease quarantine

Runyararo Muzavazi 24 Apr 2017

Maize farmers worried as worms attack farms

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Improving cassava production in Nigeria through sustainable seed systems

Improving cassava production in Nigeria through sustainable seed systems

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After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

Sally Nyakanyanga 4 Apr 2017

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 31 Mar 2017

Collective land tenure is under threat in Kenya. Why it needs to be protected

Collective land tenure is under threat in Kenya. Why it needs to be protected

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Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 27 Mar 2017

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

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Anastasia Moloney 13 Mar 2017

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Peter Lykke Lind 9 Mar 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

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AfDB takes agricultural transformation discourse to India, cradle of Green Revolution

2 Mar 2017

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Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

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Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

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US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

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After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

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