Realities on the ground tell a different story from the claim that a Green Revolution ensures food security and increased income for smallholder farmers in Ghana...
Professor of Plant Breeding Maryke Labuschagne is working with a group of more than 20 African PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to improve the...
In 1938, French colonial authorities in what is today Mali started on an ambitious infrastructure plan to transform the desert into an area of agricultural production...
Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster 10 Jun 2021
When it comes to food safety solutions, models which enforce bans and regulations don't fit...
Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021
Ravenous pests are on the march to colder regions as climate change lures crop eaters to new territories, threatening jobs and exacerbating world hunger, the United Nations said on Wednesday...
Nita Bhalla 3 Jun 2021
Botswana said on Monday it had banned imports of cloven-hoofed animals and their fresh products from South Africa after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was detected in the neighbouring country...
Brian Benza 1 Jun 2021
According to a media release by the Minister of Agriculture (DALRRD), another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), has, this time, appeared near Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal.
Roux Wildenboer, sector head: agriculture at Absa Group shares his thoughts regarding how the agri sector has been a shining light for the continent and the investor community, highlighting the importance of continued investment into infrastructure development...
Roux Wildenboer 31 May 2021
Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, is the winner of the 2021 World Food Prize for her work identifying small fish as valuable nutrition sources for developing countries...
Ben Belton 26 May 2021
Eggs can remain in the soil for several years with the embryos waiting to receive sufficient moisture to complete development. This results in synchronised hatching when there's sufficient rain...
Frances Duncan 19 May 2021
South Africa is on high alert with the Avian Influenza outbreaks. Implementing strict biosecurity measures can reduce the spread of this devastating virus through stringent action...
An online emerging farmers' summit has revealed that, despite overall favourable agricultural and weather conditions, including good rainfall, 87% of small growers in South Africa have not managed to recover from last year's hard lockdown...
Farming hygiene practices can help protect agricultural value chain
Our agricultural industry is not only crucial for ensuring food security, but it is also the main source of livelihoods on our content. But, despite its potential to ensure food security for a growing population, Africa still has half of all the people in the world that face the challenge of food insecurity...
Antonie Delport 12 May 2021
