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    Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate
    Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize
    A logo of the World Food Program is seen at their headquarters after the WFP won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in Rome, Italy 9 October 2020. Reuters/Remo Casilli/File Photo
    WFP plans food relief for 270,000 Zimbabweans, poor harvest expected

    By Nyasha Chingono 5 Jan 2024

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    Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

    By Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

    NASA via
    US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

      15 Feb 2017

    hdptcar via
    Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

    14 Feb 2017

    Carl Davies, CSIRO via - Cowpeas are a staple food and an important source of protein for over200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.
    Pulses, powerful allies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

    13 Feb 2017

    Oxfam East Africa via
    Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

      8 Feb 2017

    Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems
    Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

      7 Feb 2017

    #WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?
    #WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

      6 Feb 2017

    Photo by Yue Jin via - Close up of stem rust
    New races of damaging wheat rust found as old ones continue to spread

    6 Feb 2017

    Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis
    Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

      3 Feb 2017

    What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?
    What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

      1 Feb 2017

    Oxfam East Africa via
    Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

    30 Jan 2017

    Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up
    Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

      24 Jan 2017

    Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three
    Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

      23 Jan 2017

    Erdenebayar via
    Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

    23 Jan 2017

    meganelford0 via
    To discover Africa's biodiversity, look to the soil

      18 Jan 2017

    African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda
    African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

    16 Jan 2017

    sarangib via
    Post-harvest losses still major challenge in East Africa

    28 Dec 2016

    Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance
    Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance

      5 Dec 2016

    Joachim Huber via
    Protecting and developing African agriculture in the face of climate change

      28 Nov 2016

    Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles
    Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

    21 Nov 2016

    Oxfam East Africa via
    African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

      16 Nov 2016

    Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change
    Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

      10 Nov 2016

    Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22
    Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

    10 Nov 2016

    BASF East Africa team with Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett
    New campaign helps farmers with the biggest job on earth

    9 Nov 2016

    Image by 123RF
    Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

    9 Nov 2016

    - José Graziano da Silva
    Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

      8 Nov 2016

    Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't
    Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

      1 Nov 2016

    Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?
    Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

      21 Oct 2016

    Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions
    Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

    19 Oct 2016

    imaginextra via
    Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

      13 Oct 2016

    27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration
    27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

    11 Oct 2016

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    NASA via
    US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

     15 Feb 2017

    hdptcar via
    Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

    14 Feb 2017

    Carl Davies, CSIRO via - Cowpeas are a staple food and an important source of protein for over200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.
    Pulses, powerful allies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

    13 Feb 2017

    Oxfam East Africa via
    Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

     8 Feb 2017

    Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems
    Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

     7 Feb 2017

    #WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?
    #WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

     6 Feb 2017

    Photo by Yue Jin via - Close up of stem rust
    New races of damaging wheat rust found as old ones continue to spread

    6 Feb 2017

    Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis
    Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

     3 Feb 2017

    What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?
    What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

     1 Feb 2017

    Oxfam East Africa via
    Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

    30 Jan 2017

    Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up
    Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

     24 Jan 2017

    Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three
    Africa needs to manage food, water and energy in a way that connects all three

     23 Jan 2017

    Erdenebayar via
    Agriculture and water scarcity - it's time to act

    23 Jan 2017

    meganelford0 via
    To discover Africa's biodiversity, look to the soil

     18 Jan 2017

    African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda
    African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

    16 Jan 2017

    sarangib via
    Post-harvest losses still major challenge in East Africa

    28 Dec 2016

    Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance
    Uncertain times call for smart moves - the promise of agro-alliance

     5 Dec 2016

    Joachim Huber via
    Protecting and developing African agriculture in the face of climate change

     28 Nov 2016

    Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles
    Africa-funded project to help small-island nations adapt to climate change

    21 Nov 2016

    Oxfam East Africa via
    African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

     16 Nov 2016

    Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change
    Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

     10 Nov 2016

    Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22
    Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

    10 Nov 2016

    BASF East Africa team with Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett
    New campaign helps farmers with the biggest job on earth

    9 Nov 2016

    Image by 123RF
    Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

    9 Nov 2016

    - José Graziano da Silva
    Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

     8 Nov 2016

    Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't
    Organic farming gets a bad rap - why it shouldn't

     1 Nov 2016

    Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?
    Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

     21 Oct 2016

    Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions
    Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

    19 Oct 2016

    imaginextra via
    Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

     13 Oct 2016

    27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration
    27 African countries adopt the Marrakesh Declaration

    11 Oct 2016

    Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia
    Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

     30 Sep 2016

    afelipeug via
    Mechanised agriculture essential in Sub-Saharan Africa

    29 Sep 2016

    Jai79 via
    Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges

    27 Sep 2016

    Roman Bonnefoy via
    At last, evidence that African agriculture is powering economic transformation

    26 Sep 2016

    Fanny Schertzer via - Rwanda, rice fields
    China key partner in Africa's agriculture development - FAO official

    22 Sep 2016

    Dr Klaus Eckstein
    #InnovationMonth: Bayer seed innovation to benefit the entire agriculture community

     21 Sep 2016

    'Less choice for African farmers' after Bayer's Monsanto takeover
    'Less choice for African farmers' after Bayer's Monsanto takeover

     19 Sep 2016

    Kwabena Akuamoah-Boateng via
    Effective implementation of global anti-rogue fishing treaty needed

    19 Sep 2016

    Fanny Schertzer via
    Deals that can break poverty cycle afflicting local farmers

     15 Sep 2016

    Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food
    Addressing antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food

    15 Sep 2016

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