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Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Tapping nation's irrigation potential

Tapping nation's irrigation potential

Tewodros Kassa 27 Dec 2017

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Eleonore Voisard 7 Dec 2017

Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 2017

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Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

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Burning chillis drive elephants away from African farmers' crops

Thin Lei Win 30 Nov 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

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High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

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New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

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josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Tapping nation's irrigation potential

Tapping nation's irrigation potential

Tewodros Kassa 27 Dec 2017

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Eleonore Voisard 7 Dec 2017

Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 2017

Image credit: Nadege Imbabazi via

Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Medienservice via

Burning chillis drive elephants away from African farmers' crops

Thin Lei Win 30 Nov 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

IAEA Imagebank via

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

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

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

9 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

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

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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

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

Robert Kibet 16 Aug 2017