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US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

Agriculture

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

Daphne Psaledakis 20 Sep 2023

File photo: A Somali herdsman walks with his donkey past a rotting carcass in Garbaharey, southern Somalia, 23 January 2006. Reuters/David Mwangi/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change may increase conflict deaths, says IMF

Rachel Savage 30 Aug 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Business expansion in Africa: Avoid the 'Calabash Effect'

Dr Rutendo Hwindingwi 30 Mar 2023

High fertiliser prices to persist amid supply chain disruptions

Agriculture

High fertiliser prices to persist amid supply chain disruptions

Nelson Banya 23 Nov 2022

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Agriculture

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Felix Kagura 16 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African insurers take up climate change fight with $14bn pledge

10 Nov 2022

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

Agriculture

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

Delphine Luquet, Ndjido Ardo Kane and Vincent Vadez 26 Oct 2022

Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?

Agriculture

Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?

Nigel Hunt and Jonathan Saul 9 Sep 2022

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Agriculture

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Nigel Hunt 10 Aug 2022

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Finance

African Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

Omnia sees Africa increasing farm input support amid food security fears

Agriculture

Omnia sees Africa increasing farm input support amid food security fears

Nelson Banya 21 Jun 2022

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Agriculture

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Nelson Banya 11 May 2022

Agriculture

Rethinking risk can unshackle Africa's small scale farmers from the grip of poor weather

24 Feb 2022

Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism

ESG & Sustainability

Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism

Kim Harrisberg 5 Jan 2022

Five ways in which finance for climate adaptation in Africa falls short

ESG & Sustainability

Five ways in which finance for climate adaptation in Africa falls short

Georgia Savvidou and Christopher Trisos 25 Oct 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

WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020

ESG & Sustainability

WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020

3 Jan 2020

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

Agriculture

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

27 Sep 2019

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

ESG & Sustainability

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Meron Teferi Taye and Ellen Dyer 2 Sep 2019

The tech fix that won't secure food supplies

Agriculture

The tech fix that won't secure food supplies

Anita Makri 24 Dec 2018

39 countries hit by severe food insecurity

Agriculture

39 countries hit by severe food insecurity

11 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

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

9 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

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Agriculture

The immense challenge of desertification in sub-Saharan Africa

Nabil Ben Khatra, Maud Loireau 9 Oct 2017

The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa

ESG & Sustainability

The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa

Philippe Roudier 22 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

'Recovery lending' helps disaster-stricken farmers get back on track

Robert Kibet 16 Aug 2017

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Agriculture

Kenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Isaiah Esipisu 10 Aug 2017

Agriculture

Water for goats or cows? Best way to boost resilience isn't always clear - researchers

Laurie Goering 5 Jul 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Agriculture

Is southern Africa facing a food security disaster?

Alex Porter and Stellah Kwasi 29 Jun 2017

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Agriculture

The smart way to help African farmers tackle climate change

Sophie Mbugua 24 Jan 2017

Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles

Agriculture

Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

21 Nov 2016

Marketing & Media

USAID announces $127 million drought aid to Southern Africa

29 Jul 2016

Mobile to improve African weather monitoring

Marketing & Media

Mobile to improve African weather monitoring

19 Jun 2009