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Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

Source: Symrise

Partnership formed to improve food innovation, nutrition in West Africa

19 Oct 2021

Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

James Boafo and Kristen Lyons 21 Sep 2021

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

Wendell Roelf 1 Sep 2021

Source: Tiger Brands

Tiger Brands exits Nigeria with sale of UAC Foods shareholding

30 Aug 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Sophia Carodenuto 8 Jul 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

2 Jul 2021

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Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

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US-based WPF releases video series to help Africa's farmers improve poultry production

22 Jun 2021

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdelhak Belhaki 15 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

Nita Bhalla 17 May 2021

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium payments

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium payments

Ange Aboa 14 May 2021

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Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

Source: Symrise

Partnership formed to improve food innovation, nutrition in West Africa

19 Oct 2021

Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

James Boafo and Kristen Lyons 21 Sep 2021

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

Wendell Roelf 1 Sep 2021

Source: Tiger Brands

Tiger Brands exits Nigeria with sale of UAC Foods shareholding

30 Aug 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Chocolate fix: How the cocoa industry could end deforestation in West Africa

Sophia Carodenuto 8 Jul 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

2 Jul 2021

Source: miiya via

Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

Source: ©wdnet via

US-based WPF releases video series to help Africa's farmers improve poultry production

22 Jun 2021

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Meet the Moroccan women making argan oil for the beauty industry

Ahmed Eljechtimi and Abdelhak Belhaki 15 Jun 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

Nita Bhalla 17 May 2021

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium payments

Ivory Coast, Ghana push cocoa industry to boost premium payments

Ange Aboa 14 May 2021

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

6 May 2021

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

6 May 2021

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Sophie Van Huellen 3 May 2021

France pledges investment to boost sustainable cotton in Ivory Coast

France pledges investment to boost sustainable cotton in Ivory Coast

Ange Aboa 30 Apr 2021

Global coffee market enjoys ongoing growth despite pandemic

13 Apr 2021

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

8 Apr 2021

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

18 Mar 2021

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Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

15 Mar 2021

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

Nokuthula Vilakati 15 Mar 2021

Kenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses

Kenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses

10 Mar 2021

Experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes

Experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes

5 Mar 2021

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

4 Mar 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Technology and supermarket chains can help strengthen southern Africa's food systems

Thando Vilakazi and Namhla Landani 16 Feb 2021

Sowing the seeds of industrial farming in Mozambique

Sowing the seeds of industrial farming in Mozambique

Grace Goodrich 3 Feb 2021

Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat founder. Credit: Beyond Meat

PepsiCo and Beyond Meat partner to develop plant-based snacks

27 Jan 2021

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Garlic exports a golden opportunity for Zim farmers

19 Jan 2021

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

18 Jan 2021

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy 4 Jan 2021

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Charlene Janion-Scheepers 10 Dec 2020

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Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020

New test for Johne's disease could be a game-changer

New test for Johne's disease could be a game-changer

4 Dec 2020

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

3 Dec 2020

Africa's untapped opportunity: How Africa's free-trade area could catalyse the agricultural sector's development

Africa's untapped opportunity: How Africa's free-trade area could catalyse the agricultural sector's development

Louis van Ravesteyn 2 Dec 2020

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Overcoming water challenges in agriculture

26 Nov 2020

Global agtech market value to reach $22bn by 2025

26 Nov 2020