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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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Precision agriculture is key to meeting Africa's growing demand for food

Tony Esmeraldo 23 Jul 2019

Economic growth depends on animal health management

Claudi Nortjé 23 Jul 2019

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

10 Jul 2019

SCA halts fracking exploration in the Eastern Cape

5 Jul 2019

CTA awards 4 grants to support blockchain use in agriculture

1 Jul 2019

New study urges smarter use of small pelagic species to strengthen food security

New study urges smarter use of small pelagic species to strengthen food security

27 Jun 2019

Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works

Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works

Leigh Ackland 26 Jun 2019

PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa bringing together the entire fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain in Cape Town

PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa bringing together the entire fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain in Cape Town

Produce Marketing Association 26 Jun 2019

Why food safety in Africa's informal markets must be driven by consumers

Why food safety in Africa's informal markets must be driven by consumers

Arie Havelaar and Ashagrie Zewdu Woldegiorgis 10 Jun 2019

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Radisson Blu forms three-way partnership to enhance sustainable forest management in Zambia

7 Jun 2019

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Free State Agriculture calls for strong action against anthrax outbreak

31 May 2019

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

31 May 2019

How design thinking united Malawian researchers and farmers

How design thinking united Malawian researchers and farmers

Kurt R. Richter and Bill Heinrich 28 May 2019

Luke Dale Roberts

Luke Dale Roberts joins Farm Africa's Chefs for Change initiative in Kenya

27 May 2019

Backyard farming key to food security in cities

Backyard farming key to food security in cities

22 May 2019

EU-African task force proposes new way ahead for African rural development

Morgan Morris 21 May 2019

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Sébastien Sauvé 13 May 2019

African Swine Fever update

African Swine Fever update

9 May 2019

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IPC releases new guidelines to enhance food insecurity, malnutrition analysis

26 Apr 2019

Travellers called to comply with SA's import regulations

Travellers called to comply with SA's import regulations

18 Apr 2019

Mobile app aiding farming data collection and sharing

Mobile app aiding farming data collection and sharing

Samuel Hinneh 9 Apr 2019

UJ to host inaugural African Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture

UJ to host inaugural African Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture

5 Apr 2019

350 African researchers to benefit from training in how to tackle crop disease

350 African researchers to benefit from training in how to tackle crop disease

5 Apr 2019

FAO, ADEPT partner to promote potential of African diaspora in agribusiness

FAO, ADEPT partner to promote potential of African diaspora in agribusiness

4 Apr 2019

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Silvio Caputo 4 Apr 2019

Cutting nitrogen fertiliser amounts raise rice yields

Cutting nitrogen fertiliser amounts raise rice yields

Paul Adepoju 29 Mar 2019

Farmcrowdy closes $1m additional seed funding

Fundisiwe Maseko 25 Mar 2019

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Ruth Waruhiu 25 Mar 2019

Africa takes centre stage at Blue Belt Initiative Conference for sustainable fisheries, aquaculture

Africa takes centre stage at Blue Belt Initiative Conference for sustainable fisheries, aquaculture

15 Mar 2019

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019

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Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

10 Jul 2019

SCA halts fracking exploration in the Eastern Cape

5 Jul 2019

CTA awards 4 grants to support blockchain use in agriculture

1 Jul 2019

New study urges smarter use of small pelagic species to strengthen food security

New study urges smarter use of small pelagic species to strengthen food security

27 Jun 2019

Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works

Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works

Leigh Ackland 26 Jun 2019

PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa bringing together the entire fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain in Cape Town

PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa bringing together the entire fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain in Cape Town

Produce Marketing Association 26 Jun 2019

Why food safety in Africa's informal markets must be driven by consumers

Why food safety in Africa's informal markets must be driven by consumers

Arie Havelaar and Ashagrie Zewdu Woldegiorgis 10 Jun 2019

Image Supplied.

Radisson Blu forms three-way partnership to enhance sustainable forest management in Zambia

7 Jun 2019

Skitterphoto via

Free State Agriculture calls for strong action against anthrax outbreak

31 May 2019

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

31 May 2019

How design thinking united Malawian researchers and farmers

How design thinking united Malawian researchers and farmers

Kurt R. Richter and Bill Heinrich 28 May 2019

Luke Dale Roberts

Luke Dale Roberts joins Farm Africa's Chefs for Change initiative in Kenya

27 May 2019

Backyard farming key to food security in cities

Backyard farming key to food security in cities

22 May 2019

EU-African task force proposes new way ahead for African rural development

Morgan Morris 21 May 2019

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Sébastien Sauvé 13 May 2019

African Swine Fever update

African Swine Fever update

9 May 2019

Africa Food Security 11 via

IPC releases new guidelines to enhance food insecurity, malnutrition analysis

26 Apr 2019

Travellers called to comply with SA's import regulations

Travellers called to comply with SA's import regulations

18 Apr 2019

Mobile app aiding farming data collection and sharing

Mobile app aiding farming data collection and sharing

Samuel Hinneh 9 Apr 2019

UJ to host inaugural African Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture

UJ to host inaugural African Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture

5 Apr 2019

350 African researchers to benefit from training in how to tackle crop disease

350 African researchers to benefit from training in how to tackle crop disease

5 Apr 2019

FAO, ADEPT partner to promote potential of African diaspora in agribusiness

FAO, ADEPT partner to promote potential of African diaspora in agribusiness

4 Apr 2019

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Silvio Caputo 4 Apr 2019

Cutting nitrogen fertiliser amounts raise rice yields

Cutting nitrogen fertiliser amounts raise rice yields

Paul Adepoju 29 Mar 2019

Farmcrowdy closes $1m additional seed funding

Fundisiwe Maseko 25 Mar 2019

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Ruth Waruhiu 25 Mar 2019

Africa takes centre stage at Blue Belt Initiative Conference for sustainable fisheries, aquaculture

Africa takes centre stage at Blue Belt Initiative Conference for sustainable fisheries, aquaculture

15 Mar 2019

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

8 Mar 2019

Zambia: FMD outbreak in southern province

Zambia: FMD outbreak in southern province

6 Mar 2019

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Federico Davila, Alice Mweetwa, Dana Cordell, Frank Mnthambala, Gudina Tucho, Ruben Sakrabani 4 Mar 2019

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Tammy Fry 21 Feb 2019

International push to improve food safety

International push to improve food safety

18 Feb 2019

Why poor storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed

Why poor storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed

Nathan Fiala 15 Feb 2019

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

14 Feb 2019

AGCO is helping African farmers access the agribusiness market

AGCO is helping African farmers access the agribusiness market

Robin Fredericks 5 Feb 2019

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

29 Jan 2019

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

Gaathier Mahed 28 Jan 2019

Speed up seed policies harmonisation

Speed up seed policies harmonisation

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2019

African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall armyworm

African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall armyworm

Melanie Bateman 11 Jan 2019