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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

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

By André O. Hudson 28 Jun 2023

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Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

10 Apr 2018

Caroline Auzias via

The next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

Michaelgoima via

Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Penny van Oosterzee 6 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

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Bayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

Herney via

Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

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On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

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Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

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Impacts of missing livestock data in Africa

Gilbert Nakweya 26 Mar 2018

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Rich Haridy 23 Mar 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 22 Mar 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Rik Schuiling via

Gender gaps: Bane of Africa's agricultural R&D

Gilbert Nakweya 20 Mar 2018

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Fighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

15 Mar 2018

Kabai Ken via

Kenya launches pan-African skills development programme in agriculture sector

13 Mar 2018

Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

12 Mar 2018

lqlqlqlq75 via

Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

Bernard DUPONT via

From foe to friend: How carnivores could help farmers

Sam Williams, Lourens Swanepoel & Steven Belmain 6 Mar 2018

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Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

AgricultureNewly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

10 Apr 2018

Caroline Auzias via

AgricultureThe next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

AgricultureTwo major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

AgricultureEco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

Michaelgoima via

AgricultureStrengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

AgricultureAfrica's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Penny van Oosterzee 6 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

AgricultureApplications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

AgricultureAgroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

Photo by Filip Bunkens on

AgricultureBayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

Herney via

AgricultureScaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on

AgricultureOn dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

Photo by Max Boettinger on

AgricultureData: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

Matthew Bowden via

AgricultureImpacts of missing livestock data in Africa

Gilbert Nakweya 26 Mar 2018

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

RetailIkea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Rich Haridy 23 Mar 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

AgricultureWhy African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 22 Mar 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

AgricultureSustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Rik Schuiling via

AgricultureGender gaps: Bane of Africa's agricultural R&D

Gilbert Nakweya 20 Mar 2018

Image Source:

AgricultureFighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

15 Mar 2018

Kabai Ken via

AgricultureKenya launches pan-African skills development programme in agriculture sector

13 Mar 2018

Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

AgriculturePartnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

12 Mar 2018

lqlqlqlq75 via

AgricultureCan the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

Bernard DUPONT via

AgricultureFrom foe to friend: How carnivores could help farmers

Sam Williams, Lourens Swanepoel & Steven Belmain 6 Mar 2018