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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 visitAnge Aboa

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

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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

Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

16 Nov 2017

Report: Land projects promise much, leave locals hungry

Nellie Peyton 16 Nov 2017

Agriculture and food systems will play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change

15 Nov 2017

You can't eat your smartphone: Why agriculture is the first frontier of African innovation

Ashley Boag 14 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

New water resistant paper egg trays excite farmers

13 Nov 2017

EthioChicken produces highly fertile, disease-resistant chickens and sells them to farmers at affordable prices. (Image: WikiCommons)

#AgriIndaba: Acumen and instinct in African agribusiness

13 Nov 2017

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

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

#AgriIndaba: Meeting the challenges of investing in sub-Saharan agriculture

#AgriIndaba: Meeting the challenges of investing in sub-Saharan agriculture

10 Nov 2017

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

10 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

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

8 Nov 2017

#AgriIndaba: Phatisa and OPIC make great optics

#AgriIndaba: Phatisa and OPIC make great optics

8 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Photo: HSI (Image Supplied)

Nestlé to complete transition to cage-free egg supply chain in Africa by 2025

6 Nov 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

Dr Klaus Eckstein, CEO and Country Divisional Head of the Crop Science Division for Bayer Southern Africa at the opening of the Mozambique office

Bayer opens local office in Mozambique, cements presence in Africa

3 Nov 2017

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

3 Nov 2017

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Project to help Africa farm its savannahs

Victor Kiprop 2 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

Cari Coetzee 2 Nov 2017

From left: Prof Eugene Cloete (vice-rector: research, innovation and postgraduate studies of Stellenbosch University), the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, and Willem Botes (research leader of Stellenbosch University’s Plant Breeding Laboratory). Photo: Stefan Els

Wheat Breeding Platform launched to improve wheat production, yields

1 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Oct 2017

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Acquisition to promote cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa

31 Oct 2017

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Digitisation, smart agriculture shaping the future of the African chemicals market

27 Oct 2017

Africa has focused on tackling undernutrition caused by low calorie diets. IFPRI

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

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Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

Greening the livestock sector: Low carbon livestock is possible

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Agriculture and food systems will play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change

15 Nov 2017

You can't eat your smartphone: Why agriculture is the first frontier of African innovation

Ashley Boag 14 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

New water resistant paper egg trays excite farmers

13 Nov 2017

EthioChicken produces highly fertile, disease-resistant chickens and sells them to farmers at affordable prices. (Image: WikiCommons)

#AgriIndaba: Acumen and instinct in African agribusiness

13 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

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

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

#AgriIndaba: Meeting the challenges of investing in sub-Saharan agriculture

#AgriIndaba: Meeting the challenges of investing in sub-Saharan agriculture

10 Nov 2017

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?

10 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

AMISOM Public Information via

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

9 Nov 2017

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

8 Nov 2017

#AgriIndaba: Phatisa and OPIC make great optics

#AgriIndaba: Phatisa and OPIC make great optics

8 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Photo: HSI (Image Supplied)

Nestlé to complete transition to cage-free egg supply chain in Africa by 2025

6 Nov 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

Dr Klaus Eckstein, CEO and Country Divisional Head of the Crop Science Division for Bayer Southern Africa at the opening of the Mozambique office

Bayer opens local office in Mozambique, cements presence in Africa

3 Nov 2017

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

3 Nov 2017

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Project to help Africa farm its savannahs

Victor Kiprop 2 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

Cari Coetzee 2 Nov 2017

From left: Prof Eugene Cloete (vice-rector: research, innovation and postgraduate studies of Stellenbosch University), the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, and Willem Botes (research leader of Stellenbosch University’s Plant Breeding Laboratory). Photo: Stefan Els

Wheat Breeding Platform launched to improve wheat production, yields

1 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Oct 2017

Museruka Emmanuel via

Acquisition to promote cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa

31 Oct 2017

PublicDomainPictures via

Digitisation, smart agriculture shaping the future of the African chemicals market

27 Oct 2017

Africa has focused on tackling undernutrition caused by low calorie diets. IFPRI

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

Mega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

Could East Africa be the new frontier for food and grain production?

23 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

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

19 Oct 2017

Bird flu outbreak sees egg shortage, hefty price increases on the cards for SA

18 Oct 2017

Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

18 Oct 2017

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Zimbabwe bans fruit, vegetable imports to save scarce forex

18 Oct 2017

The traditional vegetable and sweet potato research that's revolutionising the way we build food and nutrition security in Africa

Millie Phiri, Sonia Naidoo, Nadia Ibraimo 17 Oct 2017