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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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#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

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

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

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

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Tigana chileshe via

SADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

East 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.

Africa's top 10 most food-secure countries

8 Dec 2017

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

Moving 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

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Simon Carpenter 7 Dec 2017

Professor Adipala Ekwamu, executive secretary of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture ()

#GlobalFoodSecurity: How Africa can feed itself and the world

Sindy Peters 7 Dec 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Is sustainable agricultural production, food security possible?

Cari Coetzee 6 Dec 2017

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Antoinetorrens via

New database to help countries manage their animal genetic resources

30 Nov 2017

Medienservice via

Burning chillis drive elephants away from African farmers' crops

Thin Lei Win 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

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 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

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

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

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

IAEA Imagebank via

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 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

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

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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

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

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

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Tigana chileshe via

SADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

East 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.

Africa's top 10 most food-secure countries

8 Dec 2017

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

Moving 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

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Simon Carpenter 7 Dec 2017

Professor Adipala Ekwamu, executive secretary of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture ()

#GlobalFoodSecurity: How Africa can feed itself and the world

Sindy Peters 7 Dec 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Is sustainable agricultural production, food security possible?

Cari Coetzee 6 Dec 2017

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Antoinetorrens via

New database to help countries manage their animal genetic resources

30 Nov 2017

Medienservice via

Burning chillis drive elephants away from African farmers' crops

Thin Lei Win 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

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 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

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

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

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

IAEA Imagebank via

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 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

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

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

Dr Klaus Eckstein, CEO and Country Divisional Head of the Crop Science Division for Bayer Southern Africa at the opening of the Mozambique office

Bayer opens local office in Mozambique, cements presence in Africa

3 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

Museruka Emmanuel via

Acquisition to promote cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa

31 Oct 2017

Africa has focused on tackling undernutrition caused by low calorie diets. IFPRI

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017

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

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

Could East Africa be the new frontier for food and grain production?

23 Oct 2017