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"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Food Security

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Zoë Karl-Waithaka 28 Jun 2024

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

Research & Development

Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize

16 May 2024

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Agriculture

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Agriculture

The traditional vegetable and sweet potato research that's revolutionising the way we build food and nutrition security in Africa

Millie Phiri, Sonia Naidoo, Nadia Ibraimo 17 Oct 2017

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

Agriculture

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

Kagondu Njagi 2 Aug 2017

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans

Agriculture

Factbox: From new beans to ancient plants, drought-busting crops take root

Anastasia Moloney 13 Mar 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Agriculture

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Commodities & Fairtrade

New label for mountain products promotes biodiversity, supports small-scale producers

3 Oct 2016

Agribusiness

#AfricaMonth: Adopting a new mentality to small-scale farming

Cari Van Wyk 23 May 2016

Retail

Zimbabwean grows UK's first white sweetcorn

21 Sep 2007