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FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa

FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa

25 Jun 2018

Afrisoils programme launches in Africa to tackle soil productivity and degradation

Afrisoils programme launches in Africa to tackle soil productivity and degradation

14 Jun 2018

Agricultural policies need to address child labour concerns

Agricultural policies need to address child labour concerns

13 Jun 2018

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Eldon Opiyo 11 Jun 2018

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

8 Jun 2018

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Pius Sawa 5 Jun 2018

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Tom Jackson 4 Jun 2018

Grant agreement to enhance supply and utilisation of fertiliser in Africa

25 May 2018

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

Yi Li 23 May 2018

Toward sustainable ammonia production

Toward sustainable ammonia production

Xiaofeng Feng 22 May 2018

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More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

18 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

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New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 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

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We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided - so why isn't this happening?

Nina Moeller & Michel Pimbert 27 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

Kenya launches pan-African skills development programme in agriculture sector

13 Mar 2018

Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

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A new life for olive oil waste

Ben Coxworth 5 Mar 2018

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FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa

FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa

25 Jun 2018

Afrisoils programme launches in Africa to tackle soil productivity and degradation

Afrisoils programme launches in Africa to tackle soil productivity and degradation

14 Jun 2018

Agricultural policies need to address child labour concerns

Agricultural policies need to address child labour concerns

13 Jun 2018

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Eldon Opiyo 11 Jun 2018

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

8 Jun 2018

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Pius Sawa 5 Jun 2018

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Tom Jackson 4 Jun 2018

Grant agreement to enhance supply and utilisation of fertiliser in Africa

25 May 2018

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

Yi Li 23 May 2018

Toward sustainable ammonia production

Toward sustainable ammonia production

Xiaofeng Feng 22 May 2018

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More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

18 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

RahimMngwaya via

New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 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

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We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided - so why isn't this happening?

Nina Moeller & Michel Pimbert 27 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

Kenya launches pan-African skills development programme in agriculture sector

13 Mar 2018

Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

Olive mills don't just produce oil – they also generate a lot of wastewater (Credit: )

A new life for olive oil waste

Ben Coxworth 5 Mar 2018

Plant breeding lessons for Africa

Plant breeding lessons for Africa

5 Mar 2018

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Africa needs to explore opportunities across the food chain to create enough jobs for youth

26 Feb 2018

More Farmer Field Schools: Ongoing agricultural education needed to meet challenges

15 Feb 2018

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Towards a food-secure Africa

Raphael Obonyo 12 Feb 2018

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Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Safina Buhari 26 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

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Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

African solutions urgently sought for agricultural revolution

African solutions urgently sought for agricultural revolution

Hans Wetzels 3 Jan 2018

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

Tobacco hurts more than just your lungs - it damages the communities that grow it

Eleanor Jew 23 Nov 2017

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Thin Lei Win 21 Nov 2017

Agriculture and food systems will play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change

15 Nov 2017

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Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

Cari Coetzee 2 Nov 2017

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Digitisation, smart agriculture shaping the future of the African chemicals market

27 Oct 2017

Mega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Transforming the agricultural sector by unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 Oct 2017

Fertiliser, agribusiness leaders to address challenges at regional conference

22 Sep 2017