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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
    A logo of the World Food Program is seen at their headquarters after the WFP won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in Rome, Italy 9 October 2020. Reuters/Remo Casilli/File Photo
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    Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

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    A. Davey via
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      27 Sep 2017

    #InnovationMonth: This simple solution rolls a long way in ensuring water access in rural communities
    #InnovationMonth: This simple solution rolls a long way in ensuring water access in rural communities

      27 Sep 2017

    The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices
    The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

    26 Sep 2017

    José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.
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    22 Sep 2017

    The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa
    The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa

      22 Sep 2017

    Dangote emphasises diversification of African economies, importance of agriculture
    Dangote emphasises diversification of African economies, importance of agriculture

    21 Sep 2017

    Neil Palmer (CIAT) via
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    21 Sep 2017

    lapping via
    Fisheries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific: Immense opportunities, critical challenges

      19 Sep 2017

    3dman_eu via
    How safe is the food on your plate?

    19 Sep 2017

    Eric Isselee via
    Measuring Africa's agricultural takeoff is set to make billionaires from ‘poor men's fields'

      18 Sep 2017

    Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy
    Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

    15 Sep 2017

    Radiation tech bears fruit as Zanzibar declared tsetse free
    Radiation tech bears fruit as Zanzibar declared tsetse free

      14 Sep 2017

    sarangib via
    Climate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

      12 Sep 2017

    $280m partnership to help drive inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa
    $280m partnership to help drive inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa

    11 Sep 2017

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    Hot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

      11 Sep 2017

    Climate-smart agriculture urgently needed in Africa
    Climate-smart agriculture urgently needed in Africa

      8 Sep 2017

    Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future
    Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

      7 Sep 2017

    Ed Hawkesworth/DFID via
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    7 Sep 2017

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    #InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

      7 Sep 2017

    Kate HoltAusAID via
    African smallholders can double their yields with half the water

      6 Sep 2017

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    Tuning in to farmers' water needs: Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts

      6 Sep 2017

    Stephen Ausmus via - Bemisia tabaci, Africa’s main cassava insect pest
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      5 Sep 2017

    Neil Palmer (CIAT) via
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      5 Sep 2017

    SACAU joining AGRF to discuss ways of moving African agriculture forward
    SACAU joining AGRF to discuss ways of moving African agriculture forward

    5 Sep 2017

    AfDB wants greater focus on implementation, as African Green Revolution Forum begins in Abidjan
    AfDB wants greater focus on implementation, as African Green Revolution Forum begins in Abidjan

    4 Sep 2017

    Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon
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    31 Aug 2017

    FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)
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      28 Aug 2017

    Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll
    Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

      24 Aug 2017

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    The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices
    The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

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    22 Sep 2017

    The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa
    The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa

     22 Sep 2017

    Dangote emphasises diversification of African economies, importance of agriculture
    Dangote emphasises diversification of African economies, importance of agriculture

    21 Sep 2017

    Neil Palmer (CIAT) via
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    21 Sep 2017

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     19 Sep 2017

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    19 Sep 2017

    Eric Isselee via
    Measuring Africa's agricultural takeoff is set to make billionaires from ‘poor men's fields'

     18 Sep 2017

    Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy
    Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

    15 Sep 2017

    Radiation tech bears fruit as Zanzibar declared tsetse free
    Radiation tech bears fruit as Zanzibar declared tsetse free

     14 Sep 2017

    sarangib via
    Climate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

     12 Sep 2017

    $280m partnership to help drive inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa
    $280m partnership to help drive inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa

    11 Sep 2017

    Meditations via
    Hot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

     11 Sep 2017

    Climate-smart agriculture urgently needed in Africa
    Climate-smart agriculture urgently needed in Africa

     8 Sep 2017

    Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future
    Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

     7 Sep 2017

    Ed Hawkesworth/DFID via
    African agribusiness and smallholders must seize opportunities in potential $1 trillion food market

    7 Sep 2017

    #InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming
    #InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

     7 Sep 2017

    Kate HoltAusAID via
    African smallholders can double their yields with half the water

     6 Sep 2017

    Water flows from the new solar pump installed by the Youth Economic and Social Action group in Chikwawa, Malawi (Image Supplied)
    Tuning in to farmers' water needs: Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts

     6 Sep 2017

    Stephen Ausmus via - Bemisia tabaci, Africa’s main cassava insect pest
    Africa's most notorious insects: The bugs that hit agriculture the hardest

     5 Sep 2017

    Neil Palmer (CIAT) via
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     5 Sep 2017

    SACAU joining AGRF to discuss ways of moving African agriculture forward
    SACAU joining AGRF to discuss ways of moving African agriculture forward

    5 Sep 2017

    AfDB wants greater focus on implementation, as African Green Revolution Forum begins in Abidjan
    AfDB wants greater focus on implementation, as African Green Revolution Forum begins in Abidjan

    4 Sep 2017

    Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon
    Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon

    31 Aug 2017

    FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)
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     28 Aug 2017

    Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll
    Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

     24 Aug 2017

    chx69 via
    Pig farmers urged to improve genetics, infrastructure

    24 Aug 2017

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    Kitchen gardens cultivate bond between refugees, Kenyan hosts

     22 Aug 2017

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    18 Aug 2017

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     18 Aug 2017

    Sgt. Michelle Halpin via
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     1 Aug 2017

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    25 Jul 2017

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     24 Jul 2017

    New approaches and sustainable partnerships will enhance food security in Africa
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     24 Jul 2017

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