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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

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Joint partnership to create Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey

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USAID Africa Bureau via

Warning against worsening El Nino-related drought

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Germans excited about Zambian agri sector

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SADC states to meet on El Niño

SADC states to meet on El Niño

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Region faces transport bottlenecks in grain movement

Region faces transport bottlenecks in grain movement

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Massey Ferguson's 'farm in a box' to help transform agriculture

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East and Southern Africa battles with effects of El Niño

East and Southern Africa battles with effects of El Niño

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Norman Muga and Mburu Njunge pose for a photo with principal secretary Ministry of Information and Communication Dr. Victor Kyalo when they received their prize.

Agribusiness developers wins @iLabAfrica

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USAID Africa Bureau via

Southern Africa's food crisis in numbers

Obi Anyadike, Africa Editor 28 Jan 2016

Shine a light on the gaps

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Bosch Packaging Technology invests in Ethiopia's coffee industry

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Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

5 Nov 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa remains in grip of extreme poverty

Sub-Saharan Africa remains in grip of extreme poverty

15 Oct 2015

Young agribusiness innovators to participate in the Africa Green Revolution Forum

Young agribusiness innovators to participate in the Africa Green Revolution Forum

6 Oct 2015

15 EU nations opt to stay GMO-free

15 EU nations opt to stay GMO-free

2 Oct 2015

New joint venture in distribution to support AGCO brands in Zambia

New joint venture in distribution to support AGCO brands in Zambia

2 Oct 2015

Yara Prize awards African change agents

Yara Prize awards African change agents

29 Sep 2015

Symbolic win for Zimbabwean farmers

Symbolic win for Zimbabwean farmers

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Gerald Andae 2 Jun 2016

PwC Agribusiness report on technological innovation

PwC Agribusiness report on technological innovation

1 Jun 2016

Growing bamboo market in Africa

Zipporah Musau 17 May 2016

KKB via _Burkina Faso: cotton harvest in Dourtenga

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26 Apr 2016

Digitizing agriculture and growing knowledge

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Cari Van Wyk 18 Apr 2016

Simon Andys, founder of Premier Seeds, inspects basil in one of the greenhouses.

International markets hungry for Nakuru County herbs

14 Apr 2016

LorettaLynn via

Getting seeds where it's needed

12 Apr 2016

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New 'smart' bottle helps uncorked wine keep longer

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How to adapt to beat crippling droughts

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Julian Ramirez-Villegas 8 Mar 2016

Joint partnership to create Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey

Joint partnership to create Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey

7 Mar 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via

Warning against worsening El Nino-related drought

7 Mar 2016

Sanna Pudas via

Germans excited about Zambian agri sector

1 Mar 2016

SADC states to meet on El Niño

SADC states to meet on El Niño

26 Feb 2016

Region faces transport bottlenecks in grain movement

Region faces transport bottlenecks in grain movement

22 Feb 2016

BulldozerD11 via

Massey Ferguson's 'farm in a box' to help transform agriculture

4 Feb 2016

East and Southern Africa battles with effects of El Niño

East and Southern Africa battles with effects of El Niño

Ruth Bookbinder 3 Feb 2016

Norman Muga and Mburu Njunge pose for a photo with principal secretary Ministry of Information and Communication Dr. Victor Kyalo when they received their prize.

Agribusiness developers wins @iLabAfrica

1 Feb 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via

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Shine a light on the gaps

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Eduardo Cleofe via

Bosch Packaging Technology invests in Ethiopia's coffee industry

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Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

Bayer develops new insecticide mixture useful for malaria control

5 Nov 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa remains in grip of extreme poverty

Sub-Saharan Africa remains in grip of extreme poverty

15 Oct 2015

Young agribusiness innovators to participate in the Africa Green Revolution Forum

Young agribusiness innovators to participate in the Africa Green Revolution Forum

6 Oct 2015

15 EU nations opt to stay GMO-free

15 EU nations opt to stay GMO-free

2 Oct 2015

New joint venture in distribution to support AGCO brands in Zambia

New joint venture in distribution to support AGCO brands in Zambia

2 Oct 2015

Yara Prize awards African change agents

Yara Prize awards African change agents

29 Sep 2015

Symbolic win for Zimbabwean farmers

Symbolic win for Zimbabwean farmers

22 Sep 2015

SADC Veterinary Committee to upgrade livestock labs

SADC Veterinary Committee to upgrade livestock labs

21 Sep 2015

WWF: global marine populations slashed by half since 1970

WWF: global marine populations slashed by half since 1970

16 Sep 2015

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Sustainable use of natural resources in emerging markets

15 Sep 2015

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

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Drought, climate change and forestry: the role of science and technology

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New partnership to accelerate innovation in African farming

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More than half of the continent’s population relies directly or indirectly on forests for livelihood

Africa to debate the sustainable future of forests

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Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

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Globalstar to deliver satellite coverage to Southern Africa

26 Jun 2015

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Organisations condemn go-ahead given by South African GMO authorities for GM maize seed

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Genetically modified cotton in Africa will harm, not help, smallholder farmers

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