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UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

By Simon Jessop 25 Mar 2024

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Food inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

By Paul Makube 22 Mar 2024

New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools

New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools

15 Mar 2017

Kelps in southern Africa are thriving, but some key inhabitants of kelp forests are not

Kelps in southern Africa are thriving, but some key inhabitants of kelp forests are not

John Bolton and Laura Blamey 15 Mar 2017

Volvo Trucks, Boere In Nood project delivers feed to drought-stricken farmers

14 Mar 2017

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans

Factbox: From new beans to ancient plants, drought-busting crops take root

Anastasia Moloney 13 Mar 2017

Social grants chaos: A major threat to rural economies

Social grants chaos: A major threat to rural economies

Hamlet Hlomendlini 13 Mar 2017

Stephen Morrison/AusAID via

Insurance vital, but no magic bullet to fight drought in Africa

Alex Whiting 10 Mar 2017

Heavy rains disrupt vegetable production

9 Mar 2017

mastensuncana via

Could 'resurrection' crops survive drought and feed a hungry planet?

Peter Lykke Lind 9 Mar 2017

Why Southern Africa is a low-risk zone for the fatal bird flu

Graeme S. Cumming 8 Mar 2017

Holistic approach needed for agriculture to play the role the NDP envisions

7 Mar 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

What to plant in late summer

6 Mar 2017

SA recovering from drought but crisis is ongoing

SA recovering from drought but crisis is ongoing

Khulekani Magubane 3 Mar 2017

sarangib via - Cassava

AfDB takes agricultural transformation discourse to India, cradle of Green Revolution

2 Mar 2017

Western Cape wildfires destroy 122,700 hectares

1 Mar 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via

Three key ingredients to achieve food security in Africa

Nicolas Mounard 28 Feb 2017

We've calculated the environmental cost of a loaf of bread – and what to do about it

Peter Horton 28 Feb 2017

SuSanA Secretariat via - Typical house in an urban area of a small town in Burundi

FAO is helping build resilience to climate change for farmers

Innocent Habonimana 28 Feb 2017

Research and study fostering the adoption of new techniques in biotech agriculture

27 Feb 2017

Deal provides SA maize farmers with innovative grain storage solution

Deal provides SA maize farmers with innovative grain storage solution

27 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Operation Phakisa to transform agricultural sector

Operation Phakisa to transform agricultural sector

24 Feb 2017

Agriculture dept targets creating 60,000 jobs

Agriculture dept targets creating 60,000 jobs

23 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017

KZN in control of Fall armyworm

KZN in control of Fall armyworm

22 Feb 2017

OpenIDUser2 via

Experts seek ways to reduce food wastage

Njiraini Muchira 21 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Man-made famine declared in South Sudan, thousands face starvation

21 Feb 2017

Progress made in drought intervention measures

Progress made in drought intervention measures

21 Feb 2017

#DesignMonth: What's in your lunch box?

#DesignMonth: What's in your lunch box?

Cari Coetzee 20 Feb 2017

Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017

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Volvo Trucks, Boere In Nood project delivers feed to drought-stricken farmers

14 Mar 2017

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans

Factbox: From new beans to ancient plants, drought-busting crops take root

Anastasia Moloney 13 Mar 2017

Social grants chaos: A major threat to rural economies

Social grants chaos: A major threat to rural economies

Hamlet Hlomendlini 13 Mar 2017

Stephen Morrison/AusAID via

Insurance vital, but no magic bullet to fight drought in Africa

Alex Whiting 10 Mar 2017

Heavy rains disrupt vegetable production

9 Mar 2017

mastensuncana via

Could 'resurrection' crops survive drought and feed a hungry planet?

Peter Lykke Lind 9 Mar 2017

Why Southern Africa is a low-risk zone for the fatal bird flu

Graeme S. Cumming 8 Mar 2017

Holistic approach needed for agriculture to play the role the NDP envisions

7 Mar 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

What to plant in late summer

6 Mar 2017

SA recovering from drought but crisis is ongoing

SA recovering from drought but crisis is ongoing

Khulekani Magubane 3 Mar 2017

sarangib via - Cassava

AfDB takes agricultural transformation discourse to India, cradle of Green Revolution

2 Mar 2017

Western Cape wildfires destroy 122,700 hectares

1 Mar 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via

Three key ingredients to achieve food security in Africa

Nicolas Mounard 28 Feb 2017

We've calculated the environmental cost of a loaf of bread – and what to do about it

Peter Horton 28 Feb 2017

SuSanA Secretariat via - Typical house in an urban area of a small town in Burundi

FAO is helping build resilience to climate change for farmers

Innocent Habonimana 28 Feb 2017

Research and study fostering the adoption of new techniques in biotech agriculture

27 Feb 2017

Deal provides SA maize farmers with innovative grain storage solution

Deal provides SA maize farmers with innovative grain storage solution

27 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Indian Ocean Dipole: The obscure climate phenomenon driving drought

Jared Ferrie 24 Feb 2017

Operation Phakisa to transform agricultural sector

Operation Phakisa to transform agricultural sector

24 Feb 2017

Agriculture dept targets creating 60,000 jobs

Agriculture dept targets creating 60,000 jobs

23 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017

KZN in control of Fall armyworm

KZN in control of Fall armyworm

22 Feb 2017

OpenIDUser2 via

Experts seek ways to reduce food wastage

Njiraini Muchira 21 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Man-made famine declared in South Sudan, thousands face starvation

21 Feb 2017

Progress made in drought intervention measures

Progress made in drought intervention measures

21 Feb 2017

#DesignMonth: What's in your lunch box?

#DesignMonth: What's in your lunch box?

Cari Coetzee 20 Feb 2017

Indian Ocean states move to avert tuna stocks depletion

Sylivester Domasa 17 Feb 2017

walkersalmanac via

From flask to field: How tiny microbes are revolutionising big agriculture

Matthew Wallenstein 17 Feb 2017

Fluglotse2000 via

Land restitution without compensation would spell disaster for SA

17 Feb 2017

Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa

Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa

Kerstin Kruger 16 Feb 2017

US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

Magdalena Mis 15 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Food prices approaching record highs in East Africa due to drought

15 Feb 2017

Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

Kenneth Wilson 14 Feb 2017

Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren via

Eastern Cape preparing for armyworm battle

14 Feb 2017

Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

14 Feb 2017

Poisonous fungus gets into food and eats away at health

Poisonous fungus gets into food and eats away at health

13 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

Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie 10 Feb 2017

Can Agri-parks be the ‘silver bullet' for small farmer and rural development in South Africa?

Can Agri-parks be the ‘silver bullet' for small farmer and rural development in South Africa?

Annelize Crosby, Dr. Jack Armour and Theo Boshoff 10 Feb 2017

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