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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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Connected Network in the battle to control plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Connected Network in the battle to control plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa

13 Feb 2018

How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

Tom Jackson 13 Feb 2018

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Towards a food-secure Africa

Raphael Obonyo 12 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

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

9 Feb 2018

Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak

Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak

Nuusita Ashipala 8 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

Ancient grains become modern food

Ancient grains become modern food

Ursula Human 5 Feb 2018

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East Africa leads in agriculture targets

Victor Kiprop 5 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

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

January disease kills 2,000 cattle

January disease kills 2,000 cattle

Elita Chikwati 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

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

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

Zimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

Zimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

Ian Scoones 16 Jan 2018

canonfan via

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

AAC Executive Director Ben Leyka. Image Source:

Planting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

auntmasako via

Official: One million farmers grow bio-fortified crops in Nigeria

10 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

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

Ian Scoones 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

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

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How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

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Tom Jackson 13 Feb 2018

Jameserickuzwa via

AgricultureTowards a food-secure Africa

Raphael Obonyo 12 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

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

9 Feb 2018

Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak

AgricultureNamibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak

Nuusita Ashipala 8 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

Ancient grains become modern food

AgricultureAncient grains become modern food

Ursula Human 5 Feb 2018

CIAT via

AgricultureEast Africa leads in agriculture targets

Victor Kiprop 5 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

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

January disease kills 2,000 cattle

AgricultureJanuary disease kills 2,000 cattle

Elita Chikwati 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

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

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

Zimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

AgricultureZimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

Ian Scoones 16 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

AAC Executive Director Ben Leyka. Image Source:

AgriculturePlanting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

auntmasako via

AgricultureOfficial: One million farmers grow bio-fortified crops in Nigeria

10 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

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

Ian Scoones 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

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

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

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Tigana chileshe via

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

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

ESG & Sustainability#GlobalFoodSecurity: How Africa can feed itself and the world

Sindy Peters 7 Dec 2017

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AgricultureIs sustainable agricultural production, food security possible?

Cari Coetzee 6 Dec 2017

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

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

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

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AgricultureNew database to help countries manage their animal genetic resources

30 Nov 2017

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AgricultureBurning chillis drive elephants away from African farmers' crops

Thin Lei Win 30 Nov 2017

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

Thin Lei Win 29 Nov 2017

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AgricultureA close up look at the social networks of Lake Victoria's fisherfolk

Fiona Nunan 28 Nov 2017