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5 startups selected for the 2023 Irish Tech Challenge

16 Nov 2023

AfDB supports Tanzania's horticultural sector with $2.5m grant

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AfDB supports Tanzania's horticultural sector with $2.5m grant

24 Oct 2023

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

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Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Evodius Waziri Rutta 13 Jan 2023

2022 cohort for the Anzisha Prize revealed

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2022 cohort for the Anzisha Prize revealed

5 Dec 2022

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South Africa's small-scale farmers still can't find a place in the food value chain

Adrino Mazenda 14 Oct 2022

Fruit industry strengthened by new SU Research Chair for Dr Elke Crouch

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Fruit industry strengthened by new SU Research Chair for Dr Elke Crouch

Engela Duvenage 31 May 2021

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#Covid19: Keeping Africa fed as the disease bites

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Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

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Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

28 Apr 2020

Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security

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Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security

Timothy Njagi Njeru and Miltone Ayieko Were 21 Apr 2020

Nigeria to implement special agro-industrial processing zones

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Nigeria to implement special agro-industrial processing zones

26 Feb 2020

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

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Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

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Young Ghanaian innovator wants to inspire youth

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Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

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Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Martin Cohen 6 Dec 2018

Fresh produce trade in Africa continues to be a market leader

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Fresh produce trade in Africa continues to be a market leader

18 Sep 2018

Could Zambia stimulate fresh produce trade in Africa?

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Could Zambia stimulate fresh produce trade in Africa?

17 Sep 2018

Beninese, Nigerian startups selected for Food Connection Challenge

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Beninese, Nigerian startups selected for Food Connection Challenge

Tom Jackson 2 Jul 2018

Helping smallholders participate in the rise of agribusiness in Africa

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Helping smallholders participate in the rise of agribusiness in Africa

4 Jun 2018

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

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Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

8 May 2018

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

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Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Timothy Njagi Njeru, Priscilla Wainaina 20 Apr 2018

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We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided - so why isn't this happening?

Nina Moeller & Michel Pimbert 27 Mar 2018

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Initiative to support 3.5 million farmers launched

Rosemary Mirondo 15 Feb 2018

How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

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How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

Tom Jackson 13 Feb 2018

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Planting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

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Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

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Why reducing post-harvest losses is a priority for Africa

Jane Ambuko 21 Nov 2017

The digester at Elgin Fruit Processors that converts fruit and other waste to electricity. (Image Supplied)

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How Tru-Cape cuts down on food waste along the value and supply chain

20 Sep 2017

What sub-Sahara can learn from India's 'Green revolution': the good and the bad

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What sub-Sahara can learn from India's 'Green revolution': the good and the bad

Renu MODI 23 Aug 2017

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Twiga Foods raises investment to expand

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The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

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Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Conference to provide insight on land tenure, future skills for agriculture

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Conference to provide insight on land tenure, future skills for agriculture

23 May 2017

Africa must start by treating agriculture as a business

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Africa must start by treating agriculture as a business

Dr Akinwumi Adesina 17 May 2017

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As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers' profits heat up

Leopold Obi 22 Feb 2017

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Experts seek ways to reduce food wastage

Njiraini Muchira 21 Feb 2017

Agriculture

Post-harvest losses still major challenge in East Africa

28 Dec 2016

Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016

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Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016

Calestous Juma 19 Dec 2016

Interactive discussions on agri-market to take place at Agribusiness Congress East Africa

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Interactive discussions on agri-market to take place at Agribusiness Congress East Africa

13 Nov 2015

Bayer: Africa must become a farming state to feed a growing population

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Bayer: Africa must become a farming state to feed a growing population

16 Oct 2015

Multiplying southern Africa's future breadbasket

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Multiplying southern Africa's future breadbasket

13 Feb 2015

African leaders told to Do Agric at AU Summit

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African leaders told to Do Agric at AU Summit

30 Jun 2014

Fast-track fund for food security

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Fast-track fund for food security

Shaun Harris 26 Nov 2013

Nigerian farmers benefit from receipt system

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Nigerian farmers benefit from receipt system

20 Nov 2013

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UNDP, EAC launch initiative to boost food production

12 Jun 2012

Grain losses in sub-Saharan Africa could total $4 billion - FAO/WB report

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Grain losses in sub-Saharan Africa could total $4 billion - FAO/WB report

31 May 2011