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MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

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AfDB takes agricultural transformation discourse to India, cradle of Green Revolution

2 Mar 2017

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Three key ingredients to achieve food security in Africa

Nicolas Mounard 28 Feb 2017

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Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Mobile weather platform unveiled for emerging markets

23 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017

Bird flu in Uganda highlights gaps in Africa's plans to manage pandemics

Jeanette Dawa 15 Feb 2017

Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

14 Feb 2017

Carl Davies, CSIRO via - Cowpeas are a staple food and an important source of protein for over200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Pulses, powerful allies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

13 Feb 2017

Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

Thomas Jayne 7 Feb 2017

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

Piers Kenyon 6 Feb 2017

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

Daniel Pelz 1 Feb 2017

Youth are Africa's future ‘agripreneurs'

24 Jan 2017

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MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

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sarangib via - Cassava

AfDB takes agricultural transformation discourse to India, cradle of Green Revolution

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Kate Holt/AusAID via

Three key ingredients to achieve food security in Africa

Nicolas Mounard 28 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Mobile weather platform unveiled for emerging markets

23 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017

Bird flu in Uganda highlights gaps in Africa's plans to manage pandemics

Jeanette Dawa 15 Feb 2017

Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

14 Feb 2017

Carl Davies, CSIRO via - Cowpeas are a staple food and an important source of protein for over200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Pulses, powerful allies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

13 Feb 2017

Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

Thomas Jayne 7 Feb 2017

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

Piers Kenyon 6 Feb 2017

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

Daniel Pelz 1 Feb 2017

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Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

23 Jan 2017

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

16 Jan 2017

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Overland freight costs strangle trade with neighbours, study shows

Karl Gernetzky 6 Jan 2017

Post-harvest losses still major challenge in East Africa

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Access to trade and information is of great interest to the agricultural community

Access to trade and information is of great interest to the agricultural community

29 Nov 2016

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Protecting and developing African agriculture in the face of climate change

Patrick Dupoux and Younes Zrikem 28 Nov 2016

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Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

21 Nov 2016

Smoking and sustainability: tobacco farming in Southern Africa

Professor Andreas Freytag 18 Nov 2016

Agritech Expo migrates to Tanzania

17 Nov 2016

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African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

Elwyn Grainger-Jones 16 Nov 2016

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Charlotte Hebebrand 10 Nov 2016

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

10 Nov 2016

BASF East Africa team with Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett

New campaign helps farmers with the biggest job on earth

9 Nov 2016

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

Raymond Auerbach 1 Nov 2016

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

28 Oct 2016

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

27 Oct 2016

Right technology is not always within reach for African farmers

Right technology is not always within reach for African farmers

Kristen Reesor 26 Oct 2016

Grain Council calls for sensitisation on rules of origin

Grain Council calls for sensitisation on rules of origin

John Mbaraga 24 Oct 2016

Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

Jomo Kwame Sundaram 21 Oct 2016

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

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Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

Thumbi Mwangi 13 Oct 2016

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Sweet potato gains more importance

Michael J. Ssali 12 Oct 2016

Mechanised agriculture essential in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 Sep 2016

Agrofood in North Africa: a strategic sector at nature's mercy

29 Sep 2016