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Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

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First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Tenisnaps via . Cassava farmer arranges his tubers in line while he waits for buyers.

Protecting cassava from disease? There's an app for that

Amanda Ramcharan 30 Jan 2018

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Safina Buhari 26 Jan 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

Country to import vegetables following heavy rainfall

23 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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Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018

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Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

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Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Tenisnaps via . Cassava farmer arranges his tubers in line while he waits for buyers.

Protecting cassava from disease? There's an app for that

Amanda Ramcharan 30 Jan 2018

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Safina Buhari 26 Jan 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

Country to import vegetables following heavy rainfall

23 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

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018

Zeynel Cebeci via

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

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

Eleanor Jew 23 Nov 2017

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High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

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New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

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

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

Integrated policy approach needed to ensure sustainable food systems

Integrated policy approach needed to ensure sustainable food systems

17 Oct 2017

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

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 Oct 2017

CGIAR wants to build a big data platform and innovate with startups to help smallholder farmers

11 Oct 2017

Horticulture soon to beat tourism in 'cash ranking'

Hazla Omar 11 Oct 2017

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Bringing innovation into mushroom farming

Leroy Dzenga 6 Oct 2017

The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

The fight against antimicrobial resistance depends on good agricultural practices

26 Sep 2017

Radiation tech bears fruit as Zanzibar declared tsetse free

Radiation tech bears fruit as Zanzibar declared tsetse free

Marc Nkwame 14 Sep 2017

$280m partnership to help drive inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa

$280m partnership to help drive inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa

11 Sep 2017

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African agribusiness and smallholders must seize opportunities in potential $1 trillion food market

7 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

Howard Blight 7 Sep 2017

Stephen Ausmus via - Bemisia tabaci, Africa’s main cassava insect pest

Africa's most notorious insects: The bugs that hit agriculture the hardest

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 5 Sep 2017

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Closing the gap between the youth and agriculture in Africa

Thapelo Moleleki 5 Sep 2017

Scientists make breakthrough in fight against cassava diseases

Scientists make breakthrough in fight against cassava diseases

Masembe Tambwe 29 Aug 2017

Kitchen gardens cultivate bond between refugees, Kenyan hosts

Benson Rioba 22 Aug 2017

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Government to scale up use of greenhouses for high-value crops

Emmanuel Ntirenganya 21 Aug 2017

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Kenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Isaiah Esipisu 10 Aug 2017

Organic farming gains popularity

Constantine Akitanda 24 Jul 2017

New approaches and sustainable partnerships will enhance food security in Africa

New approaches and sustainable partnerships will enhance food security in Africa

Wessel Lemmer 24 Jul 2017

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New pan-African fruit industry association to strengthen trade between Africa and EU

21 Jul 2017