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Helping Africa's farmers control climate-induced pests

Agriculture

Helping Africa's farmers control climate-induced pests

Gilbert Nakweya 30 Dec 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Agriculture

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Ratemo Michieka 7 Feb 2022

New FAO guidelines help countries limit the global spread of fall armyworm

Agriculture

New FAO guidelines help countries limit the global spread of fall armyworm

19 Nov 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

Agriculture

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Pests on the march as climate change fans spread of crop destroyers

Agriculture

Pests on the march as climate change fans spread of crop destroyers

Nita Bhalla 3 Jun 2021

What SA agriculture needs from international trade

Agriculture

What SA agriculture needs from international trade

Antonie Delport 12 May 2021

Image: FAO/G.Tortoli

Agriculture

FAO, partners' high-tech response to help win fight against desert locust swarms

11 May 2021

#BizTrends2021: Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region

Agriculture

#BizTrends2021: Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region

Patrice Talla 6 Jan 2021

Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general, UN FAO

Agriculture

We must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa

Maria Helena Semedo 30 Jun 2020

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Agriculture

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trudy Paap 6 Feb 2020

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Agriculture

Fall armyworm confirmed in South Africa

30 Jan 2020

Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions

Agriculture

Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 20 Jan 2020

Agriculture

CropLife SA warns of possible Lepidoptera pest outbreak

17 Jan 2020

Farmers urged to take precautions against Fall Armyworm

Agriculture

Farmers urged to take precautions against Fall Armyworm

19 Dec 2019

Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

Agriculture

Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

Rémi Nono Womdim 19 Dec 2019

Agriculture

Innovative solutions vital for agriculture to combat climate change

13 Dec 2019

AFGRI commits R3m funding support to SA farmers

Agriculture

AFGRI commits R3m funding support to SA farmers

5 Mar 2019

Economic growth of 4% forecast for Africa this year

Marketing & Media

Economic growth of 4% forecast for Africa this year

7 Feb 2019

Agriculture

Agriculture Minister enjoys rare exposure to fruit industry

Konanani Liphadzi 31 Jan 2019

African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall armyworm

Agriculture

African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall armyworm

Melanie Bateman 11 Jan 2019

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Agriculture

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Gilbert Nakweya 2 Oct 2018

African agriculture has a lot to gain from increased access to big data

Agriculture

African agriculture has a lot to gain from increased access to big data

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 22 Aug 2018

Why it's time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Agriculture

Why it's time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides

John F. Tooker 28 Jun 2018

FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa

Agriculture

FAO, Pennsylvania State University develops new app to combat crop pest infestation in Africa

25 Jun 2018

Africa dedicated to finding solutions to Fall armyworm threat

Agriculture

Africa dedicated to finding solutions to Fall armyworm threat

29 May 2018

Food and beverage industry faced with mounting risks

Retail

Food and beverage industry faced with mounting risks

18 May 2018

Fall armyworm. Sevgan Subramanian. Image Source:

Agriculture

Exploring the best tactics to combat Fall armyworm outbreaks in Africa

Saliou Niassy, Sevgan Subramanian 10 May 2018

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Agriculture

New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Agriculture

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Agriculture

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 22 Mar 2018

Agriculture

Fighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

15 Mar 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Agriculture

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

Africa needs to explore opportunities across the food chain to create enough jobs for youth

26 Feb 2018

#Budget2018: Efficient use of public funds essential to optimise SA's agricultural output

Agriculture

#Budget2018: Efficient use of public funds essential to optimise SA's agricultural output

Wessel Lemmer 20 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

Fighting FAW: Guide to help Africa tackle Fall armyworm head-on

19 Feb 2018

Fall armyworm may spread throughout SA

Agriculture

Fall armyworm may spread throughout SA

16 Feb 2018

Agriculture

More Farmer Field Schools: Ongoing agricultural education needed to meet challenges

15 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

Agriculture

Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak

Agriculture

Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak

Nuusita Ashipala 8 Feb 2018

Crop munching pest in Africa raises hunger threat

Agriculture

Crop munching pest in Africa raises hunger threat

Thin Lei Win 29 Jan 2018

Agriculture

Kenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 Jan 2018

Agriculture

Innovation key to improved commercial and smallholder farming in South Africa

5 Jan 2018

Tigana chileshe via

Agriculture

SADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

Agriculture

Fall armyworm to cost more than $2bn in losses

Victor Kiprop 28 Sep 2017

Stephen Ausmus via - Bemisia tabaci, Africa’s main cassava insect pest

Agriculture

Africa's most notorious insects: The bugs that hit agriculture the hardest

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 5 Sep 2017

Water flows from the new solar pump installed by the Youth Economic and Social Action group in Chikwawa, Malawi (Image Supplied)

Agriculture

Tuning in to farmers' water needs: Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts

Timothy A. Wise 6 Sep 2017

Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon

Agriculture

Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon

31 Aug 2017

Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

Agriculture

Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

Katelyn Faulkner, Brett Hurley & Mark Robertson 24 Aug 2017

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Agriculture

Simple concoction found to halt Fall armyworm

Dimo Silva 21 Aug 2017

Agriculture

Avian flu adds more woes to poultry sector

Mark Allix 10 Aug 2017