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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

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

By Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

By Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

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

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via

The smart way to help African farmers tackle climate change

Sophie Mbugua 24 Jan 2017

Youth are Africa's future ‘agripreneurs'

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

Agathe Maupin and Mercy Mwanikah Ojoyi 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

Esther Ngumbi 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

diego_cue via - Train on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe

Overland freight costs strangle trade with neighbours, study shows

Karl Gernetzky 6 Jan 2017

Post-harvest losses still major challenge in East Africa

28 Dec 2016

Tanzania to hold agricultural show in January

Tanzania to hold agricultural show in January

22 Dec 2016

Strengthening capacity of livestock interventions in crises

6 Dec 2016

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

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

Abdalla Hamdok 5 Dec 2016

Access to trade and information is of great interest to the agricultural community

Access to trade and information is of great interest to the agricultural community

29 Nov 2016

Joachim Huber via

Protecting and developing African agriculture in the face of climate change

Patrick Dupoux and Younes Zrikem 28 Nov 2016

Hansueli Krapf via - Seychelles

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

21 Nov 2016

Report equips African decision-makers with new climate science

18 Nov 2016

Smoking and sustainability: tobacco farming in Southern Africa

Professor Andreas Freytag 18 Nov 2016

Agritech Expo migrates to Tanzania

17 Nov 2016

Oxfam East Africa via

African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

Elwyn Grainger-Jones 16 Nov 2016

ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa

ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa

11 Nov 2016

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Charlotte Hebebrand 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

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

AGCO Future Farm Grain and Poultry Learning Centre Lusaka, Zambia

AGCO expansion in Africa driven by new regional structure

3 Nov 2016

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

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

Raymond Auerbach 1 Nov 2016

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

28 Oct 2016

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

27 Oct 2016

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African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

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

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

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Access to trade and information is of great interest to the agricultural community

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

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Report equips African decision-makers with new climate science

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Smoking and sustainability: tobacco farming in Southern Africa

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African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

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ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa

ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa

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Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

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Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22

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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

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

AGCO Future Farm Grain and Poultry Learning Centre Lusaka, Zambia

AGCO expansion in Africa driven by new regional structure

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

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

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Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

Developing agricultural and energy security in rural Africa

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Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

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Right technology is not always within reach for African farmers

Right technology is not always within reach for African farmers

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Grain Council calls for sensitisation on rules of origin

Grain Council calls for sensitisation on rules of origin

John Mbaraga 24 Oct 2016

Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

Why farmers respond differently to higher food prices?

Jomo Kwame Sundaram 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

Logistics the lifeblood of trade in Africa

Logistics the lifeblood of trade in Africa

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Thumbi Mwangi 13 Oct 2016

#SustainabilityMonth: Organic supermarket opens in Nigeria

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