Current understanding of plant physiology suggests that major cereal crops - particularly rice and wheat - respond to higher CO2 concentrations by synthesising more carbohydrates (starches and sugars) and less protein, and by reducing the quantity of minerals in their grains...
Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018
The Zayed Sustainability Prize is now open for entries from across Africa...
6 Jun 2018
What do we need to do to humanely sell meat to the world? Three experts: an agricultural specialist, a veterinarian and a religious scholar, answer...
Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018
"Geographical indications are an approach to food production and marketing systems that place social, cultural and environmental considerations at the heart of the value chain."
2 May 2018
Funding available to science journalists in Africa to build capacity and produce science stories aimed at local or global markets...
30 Apr 2018
The finalists for the 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards have been announced, competing in five categories as well as for the much-coveted 'Overall Winner'. Who will take the top spots?
12 Apr 2018
On the eve of Sport Relief 2018, Liz Warner - the head of the TV fundraiser - announced a new approach to its on-location films. The decision followed accusations of "poverty tourism" and "poverty porn"...
Robert Burroughs 12 Apr 2018
An open access multi-disciplinary journal to boost the global reach of research from Africa has been launched by the next Einstein Forum...
28 Mar 2018
UN Women has named renowned activist Jaha Dukureh of The Gambia as a regional goodwill ambassador for the organisation...
6 Feb 2018
Facebook today announced a number of partnerships across Africa to explore ways to make the internet safer for all...
6 Feb 2018
Resolve, an Imperial Logistics company, has delivered a solar energy solution in Malawi that aims to ensure patients at hospitals are not compromised by power outages...
26 Jan 2018
Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, occurs when there is a lack of essential vitamins and minerals in a person's diet. Supplementation and food fortification has long been used around the world to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies...
Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018
As gains from the green revolution come up against limited natural resources, agriculture is poised for another major transformation...
28 Nov 2017
A number of African countries are taking bold action to tackle malnutrition... Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Togo
Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017
