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Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

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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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Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C - but we can act now to stop it

Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C - but we can act now to stop it

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Explainer: What's behind the locust swarms damaging crops in southern Africa

Explainer: What's behind the locust swarms damaging crops in southern Africa

Frances Duncan 8 Oct 2020

Professor Njuguna Ndung’u

Business as usual in post-pandemic recovery will only reinforce economic hardship

Njuguna Ndung'u 28 Sep 2020

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

Building back better on food and agriculture

Building back better on food and agriculture

QU Dongyu 10 Sep 2020

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

28 Aug 2020

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Using agriculture to help boost job creation, investment in Mozambique

25 Aug 2020

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How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses

24 Aug 2020

Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

Adegboye, Folasade Bosede 19 Aug 2020

Global food prices continue to rise in July

Global food prices continue to rise in July

6 Aug 2020

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

5 Aug 2020

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

30 Jul 2020

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Dr Peter Oberem 27 Jul 2020

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

23 Jul 2020

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EU contributes €15m to the fight against desert locust in Africa

9 Jul 2020

Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

Mimi Alemayehou 6 Jul 2020

Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general, UN FAO

We must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa

Maria Helena Semedo 30 Jun 2020

AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security

AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security

9 Jun 2020

Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

4 Jun 2020

Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

28 May 2020

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Wilson Odhiambo 4 May 2020

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

28 Apr 2020

#Covid19: Global food crises report reveals impact on vulnerable countries

#Covid19: Global food crises report reveals impact on vulnerable countries

22 Apr 2020

Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security

Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security

Timothy Njagi Njeru and Miltone Ayieko Were 21 Apr 2020

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Mitigating Covid-19's impact on Africa's food systems

Atsuko Toda and Dr Martin Fregene 17 Apr 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

1 Apr 2020

Nigeria needs to close the financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers

Nigeria needs to close the financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers

Olayinka Adegbite, Elizabeth Mkandawire and Lepepeule Machethe 9 Mar 2020

East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis

East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis

Nelson Mandela Ogema 13 Feb 2020