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Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visitAnge Aboa

Traders call for retaliation following Kenyan ban on exports

Traders call for retaliation following Kenyan ban on exports

27 Oct 2023

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

By Ange Aboa 27 Oct 2023

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Dr Klaus Eckstein

#InnovationMonth: Bayer seed innovation to benefit the entire agriculture community

Cari Van Wyk 21 Sep 2016

'Less choice for African farmers' after Bayer's Monsanto takeover

'Less choice for African farmers' after Bayer's Monsanto takeover

Wanjiru Eunice 19 Sep 2016

Big business opportunities ahead for Africa - McKinsey

16 Sep 2016

Fanny Schertzer via

Deals that can break poverty cycle afflicting local farmers

Edel Were 15 Sep 2016

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

15 Sep 2016

From farmers and traders to knowledge artisans

From farmers and traders to knowledge artisans

12 Sep 2016

WikimediaImages via

FAO raises its world cereal production forecast

12 Sep 2016

Over $600 million worth of agri-projects to be presented at African Agri Investment Indaba

Over $600 million worth of agri-projects to be presented at African Agri Investment Indaba

9 Sep 2016

USAID, FAO collaborates on improved agricultural data collection for developing countries

USAID, FAO collaborates on improved agricultural data collection for developing countries

8 Sep 2016

Agriculture contribution to GDP in Africa declining

Kennedy Kangethe 7 Sep 2016

The sweet spot in Africa's agriculture

Maria Andrade 6 Sep 2016

Drought-ravaged SADC grapples with seed shortages

Sifelani Tsiko 5 Sep 2016

- Prospectors pan for gold at a gold mine on a cocoa farm near Bouafle, Ivory Coast in March. A gold rush in the Ivory Coast and Ghana threatens cocoa production in the two nations, which account for 60 percent of the world's supply of cocoa. Luc Gnago / Reuters

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers seek gold in face of drought

5 Sep 2016

- Simnai and Phillip Tshuma, smallholder farmers from Hwange, Zimbabwe, show off their sorghum crop planted using fertilizers. Photo: Busani Bafana

Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution

Busani Bafana 5 Sep 2016

Tanzania ventures into new farming technology to boost rice production

29 Aug 2016

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

26 Aug 2016

The young will grow Africa's agriculture

The young will grow Africa's agriculture

Ray Jordan 25 Aug 2016

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

Cari Van Wyk 24 Aug 2016

Finding opportunities in currency devaluation

Finding opportunities in currency devaluation

Heleen Goussard, Nicholas Olds 17 Aug 2016

Stevie Mann via - Ethiopia's Ghibe valley

Ethiopia's last chance to plant

16 Aug 2016

Jacques Junior Baril - Image: Le Journal de Montreal

Continental collaboration important to produce in agriculture

15 Aug 2016

Africa can feed itself

4 Aug 2016

not not phil via

The revolution that matters to Africa

Carl Manlan 2 Aug 2016

Tru-Cape's successful harvest tempered by currency volatility

Tru-Cape's successful harvest tempered by currency volatility

27 Jul 2016

AfDB committed to building resilience of African agriculture

AfDB committed to building resilience of African agriculture

26 Jul 2016

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

25 Jul 2016

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

15 Jul 2016

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

13 Jul 2016

Debunking African agriculture myths

Debunking African agriculture myths

Calestous Juma 8 Jul 2016

Photo/International Institute of Tropical Agriculture/Flickr

Growing food in thin air

7 Jul 2016

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'Less choice for African farmers' after Bayer's Monsanto takeover

'Less choice for African farmers' after Bayer's Monsanto takeover

Wanjiru Eunice 19 Sep 2016

Big business opportunities ahead for Africa - McKinsey

16 Sep 2016

Fanny Schertzer via

Deals that can break poverty cycle afflicting local farmers

Edel Were 15 Sep 2016

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

15 Sep 2016

From farmers and traders to knowledge artisans

From farmers and traders to knowledge artisans

12 Sep 2016

WikimediaImages via

FAO raises its world cereal production forecast

12 Sep 2016

Over $600 million worth of agri-projects to be presented at African Agri Investment Indaba

Over $600 million worth of agri-projects to be presented at African Agri Investment Indaba

9 Sep 2016

USAID, FAO collaborates on improved agricultural data collection for developing countries

USAID, FAO collaborates on improved agricultural data collection for developing countries

8 Sep 2016

Agriculture contribution to GDP in Africa declining

Kennedy Kangethe 7 Sep 2016

The sweet spot in Africa's agriculture

Maria Andrade 6 Sep 2016

Drought-ravaged SADC grapples with seed shortages

Sifelani Tsiko 5 Sep 2016

- Prospectors pan for gold at a gold mine on a cocoa farm near Bouafle, Ivory Coast in March. A gold rush in the Ivory Coast and Ghana threatens cocoa production in the two nations, which account for 60 percent of the world's supply of cocoa. Luc Gnago / Reuters

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers seek gold in face of drought

5 Sep 2016

- Simnai and Phillip Tshuma, smallholder farmers from Hwange, Zimbabwe, show off their sorghum crop planted using fertilizers. Photo: Busani Bafana

Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution

Busani Bafana 5 Sep 2016

Tanzania ventures into new farming technology to boost rice production

29 Aug 2016

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

You are what you eat: congress to address food and nutrition challenges

26 Aug 2016

The young will grow Africa's agriculture

The young will grow Africa's agriculture

Ray Jordan 25 Aug 2016

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

Cari Van Wyk 24 Aug 2016

Finding opportunities in currency devaluation

Finding opportunities in currency devaluation

Heleen Goussard, Nicholas Olds 17 Aug 2016

Stevie Mann via - Ethiopia's Ghibe valley

Ethiopia's last chance to plant

16 Aug 2016

Jacques Junior Baril - Image: Le Journal de Montreal

Continental collaboration important to produce in agriculture

15 Aug 2016

Africa can feed itself

4 Aug 2016

not not phil via

The revolution that matters to Africa

Carl Manlan 2 Aug 2016

Tru-Cape's successful harvest tempered by currency volatility

Tru-Cape's successful harvest tempered by currency volatility

27 Jul 2016

AfDB committed to building resilience of African agriculture

AfDB committed to building resilience of African agriculture

26 Jul 2016

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

25 Jul 2016

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances

15 Jul 2016

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed

13 Jul 2016

Debunking African agriculture myths

Debunking African agriculture myths

Calestous Juma 8 Jul 2016

Photo/International Institute of Tropical Agriculture/Flickr

Growing food in thin air

7 Jul 2016

Africa not for sissies, especially agriculture

5 Jul 2016

USAID Africa Bureau

$24 billion investment boost for African agriculture

1 Jul 2016

Kate Holt/AusAID via

African hunger policy silent on climate risks

Baraka Rateng 29 Jun 2016

The state of agriculture in Africa

The state of agriculture in Africa

27 Jun 2016

Crop yields will fall within next decade due to climate change unless action is taken, says new study

22 Jun 2016

Ancient African farming technique could help mitigate climate change

20 Jun 2016

Partnership makes strides in promoting sustainable land management in Africa

Partnership makes strides in promoting sustainable land management in Africa

20 Jun 2016

PwC Agribusiness report on technological innovation

PwC Agribusiness report on technological innovation

1 Jun 2016

#AfricaMonth: Adopting a new mentality to small-scale farming

Cari Van Wyk 23 May 2016

Is food security and tobacco growing incompatible in Africa?

Is food security and tobacco growing incompatible in Africa?

Reuben Maigwa 18 May 2016

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

Cari Van Wyk 18 Apr 2016