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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

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    Kenyan mobile agri-platform to receive a $100,000 boost from Expo Live

    21 May 2018

    NaCRRI labs during Connected Conference (Image Supplied)
    More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

    18 May 2018

    Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies
    Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

      11 May 2018

    Fall armyworm. Sevgan Subramanian. Image Source:
    Exploring the best tactics to combat Fall armyworm outbreaks in Africa

      10 May 2018

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    Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

    3 May 2018

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    Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

    25 Apr 2018

    Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs
    Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

    25 Apr 2018

    nuzree via - fruit fly
    Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

    24 Apr 2018

    Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses
    Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

      20 Apr 2018

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    Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

      16 Apr 2018

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    New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

      12 Apr 2018

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    Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

    11 Apr 2018

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    El Niño affected two-thirds of the world's harvests

    10 Apr 2018

    The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)
    Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

      10 Apr 2018

    AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda
    Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

    9 Apr 2018

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    Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

    6 Apr 2018

    Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too
    Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

      6 Apr 2018

    Why ozone poses a challenge to food security
    Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

      5 Apr 2018

    Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open
    Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

    5 Apr 2018

    Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better
    Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

    4 Apr 2018

    NEF closing ceremony. Image supplied.
    Next Einstein Forum awards high impact innovations

    4 Apr 2018

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    Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

      28 Mar 2018

    Photo by Scott Goodwill on
    We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided - so why isn't this happening?

      27 Mar 2018

    Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs
    Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

      23 Mar 2018

    Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food
    Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

      20 Mar 2018

    Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger
    Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

      19 Mar 2018

    Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars
    Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

    16 Mar 2018

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    Fighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

    15 Mar 2018

    Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease
    Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

    12 Mar 2018

    Paolo Crosetto via - Rice paddies in Madagascar
    Weather patterns putting strain on food security in southern and eastern Africa

    6 Mar 2018

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    Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies
    Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

     11 May 2018

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     10 May 2018

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    Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

    3 May 2018

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    Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

    25 Apr 2018

    Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs
    Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

    25 Apr 2018

    nuzree via - fruit fly
    Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

    24 Apr 2018

    Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses
    Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

     20 Apr 2018

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    Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

     16 Apr 2018

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    New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

     12 Apr 2018

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    11 Apr 2018

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    10 Apr 2018

    The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)
    Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

     10 Apr 2018

    AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda
    Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

    9 Apr 2018

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    Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

    6 Apr 2018

    Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too
    Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

     6 Apr 2018

    Why ozone poses a challenge to food security
    Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

     5 Apr 2018

    Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open
    Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

    5 Apr 2018

    Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better
    Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

    4 Apr 2018

    NEF closing ceremony. Image supplied.
    Next Einstein Forum awards high impact innovations

    4 Apr 2018

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    Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

     28 Mar 2018

    Photo by Scott Goodwill on
    We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided - so why isn't this happening?

     27 Mar 2018

    Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs
    Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

     23 Mar 2018

    Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food
    Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

     20 Mar 2018

    Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger
    Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger

     19 Mar 2018

    Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars
    Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

    16 Mar 2018

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    Fighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

    15 Mar 2018

    Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease
    Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

    12 Mar 2018

    Paolo Crosetto via - Rice paddies in Madagascar
    Weather patterns putting strain on food security in southern and eastern Africa

    6 Mar 2018

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    The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

    27 Feb 2018

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    Africa needs to explore opportunities across the food chain to create enough jobs for youth

    26 Feb 2018

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    ACB hosts Southern African seed law and seed sovereignty dialogue

    26 Feb 2018

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    Science, politics and the quest to secure Africa's sustainable food future

     23 Feb 2018

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    Beyond profit: How innovation is helping Africa's agri-industry feed the world

     22 Feb 2018

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    Halting deforestation: Striking the right balance between human and planetary needs

    22 Feb 2018

    San pioneer new farming techniques to achieve greater food security
    San pioneer new farming techniques to achieve greater food security

    21 Feb 2018

    Lands committee to downsize farms
    Lands committee to downsize farms

     20 Feb 2018

    UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa
    UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa

    20 Feb 2018

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    Fighting FAW: Guide to help Africa tackle Fall armyworm head-on

    19 Feb 2018

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    New banana variety to enhance productivity

     16 Feb 2018

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    Initiative to support 3.5 million farmers launched

     15 Feb 2018

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