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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

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

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

By Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

By Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Dr Klaus Eckstein, CEO and Country Divisional Head of the Crop Science Division for Bayer Southern Africa at the opening of the Mozambique office

Bayer opens local office in Mozambique, cements presence in Africa

3 Nov 2017

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

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

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

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New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Afgri heads back to poultry business

Neels Blom 19 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Evan Fraser 4 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.

FAO director-general calls for renewed commitment to zero tolerance on food loss, waste

22 Sep 2017

Fertiliser, agribusiness leaders to address challenges at regional conference

22 Sep 2017

American poultry expert shares gold standard for avian flu control

American poultry expert shares gold standard for avian flu control

21 Sep 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Promoting youth employment in agriculture by investing in rural transformation

21 Sep 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

Climate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

Bev Postma 12 Sep 2017

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

1 Sep 2017

Sgt. Michelle Halpin via

How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them

15 Aug 2017

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 Aug 2017

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Howard Blight 14 Aug 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

What camera traps tell us about elephants eating crops

Josephine B. Smit 10 Aug 2017

Joachim Huber via

AfDB to invest $24 billion in agriculture in Africa - Adesina

27 Jul 2017

Partial lifting of ban on South African eggs

25 Jul 2017

Ton Rulkens via - Ancuabe district of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (2011)

New project to transform forest management in Mozambique

12 Jul 2017

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AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Dr Klaus Eckstein, CEO and Country Divisional Head of the Crop Science Division for Bayer Southern Africa at the opening of the Mozambique office

Bayer opens local office in Mozambique, cements presence in Africa

3 Nov 2017

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

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

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Free-Photos via

New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Afgri heads back to poultry business

Neels Blom 19 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Evan Fraser 4 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.

FAO director-general calls for renewed commitment to zero tolerance on food loss, waste

22 Sep 2017

Fertiliser, agribusiness leaders to address challenges at regional conference

22 Sep 2017

American poultry expert shares gold standard for avian flu control

American poultry expert shares gold standard for avian flu control

21 Sep 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Promoting youth employment in agriculture by investing in rural transformation

21 Sep 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

Climate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

Bev Postma 12 Sep 2017

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

1 Sep 2017

Sgt. Michelle Halpin via

How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them

15 Aug 2017

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 Aug 2017

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Howard Blight 14 Aug 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

What camera traps tell us about elephants eating crops

Josephine B. Smit 10 Aug 2017

Joachim Huber via

AfDB to invest $24 billion in agriculture in Africa - Adesina

27 Jul 2017

Partial lifting of ban on South African eggs

25 Jul 2017

Ton Rulkens via - Ancuabe district of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (2011)

New project to transform forest management in Mozambique

12 Jul 2017

SA's neighbours ban poultry imports over bird flu

28 Jun 2017

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

13 Jun 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

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SADC farmers call for urgent regional action to help control Fall armyworm infestation

27 Feb 2017

Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017

USAID via - Woman watering crops in Morogoro, Tanzania

Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference

Phil Woodhouse 25 Jan 2017

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

6 Dec 2016

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

Severe Southern African drought to worsen: UN

Severe Southern African drought to worsen: UN

1 Nov 2016

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Tanzania bans alien banana plants from Mozambique

Marc Nkwame 26 Oct 2016

Mystery 'Cyclone' invader a growing headache for Zimbabwe

Mystery 'Cyclone' invader a growing headache for Zimbabwe

Andrew Mambondiyani 6 Oct 2016