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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

Earthworms are more important than pandas (if you want to save the planet)

Sarah Johnson 31 Mar 2017

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 31 Mar 2017

Farmers need to develop agility to prosper despite uncertainties

Farmers need to develop agility to prosper despite uncertainties

31 Mar 2017

Western Cape agriculture under threat

Western Cape agriculture under threat

30 Mar 2017

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth - and we're running low

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth - and we're running low

Vera Thoss 30 Mar 2017

Strong rural-urban linkages needed to meet rising urban food demand

29 Mar 2017

How urbanisation can benefit farmers

28 Mar 2017

Collective land tenure is under threat in Kenya. Why it needs to be protected

Collective land tenure is under threat in Kenya. Why it needs to be protected

Timothy Njagi Njeru 28 Mar 2017

Red meat prices soar as farmers rebuild herds

28 Mar 2017

New research vessel explores oceans for the sake of better marine resources management

New research vessel explores oceans for the sake of better marine resources management

28 Mar 2017

Bright Agrotech via

Africa needs its own version of the vertical farm to feed growing cities

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 27 Mar 2017

BCC to ensure health of Benguela Current ecosystem through sustainable management

BCC to ensure health of Benguela Current ecosystem through sustainable management

24 Mar 2017

Ghazi Al Jabri via - Use of treated wastewater for agriculture in Jordan

Maximising the potential of wastewater in agriculture

23 Mar 2017

SeahorseDigital via

Aquaculture boost for youth development

22 Mar 2017

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

20 Mar 2017

Claire Reid, founder of Reel Gardening and Eletherios Kouvaritakis, Ambassador of Greece

Founder of Reel Gardening walks away with Agripreneur of the Year Award

20 Mar 2017

New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools

New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools

15 Mar 2017

reinout_dujardin via - Lake Victoria, Uganda

EAC states now act on overfishing to save stocks in Lake Victoria

Halima Abdallah 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

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Earthworms are more important than pandas (if you want to save the planet)

Sarah Johnson 31 Mar 2017

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 31 Mar 2017

Farmers need to develop agility to prosper despite uncertainties

Farmers need to develop agility to prosper despite uncertainties

31 Mar 2017

Western Cape agriculture under threat

Western Cape agriculture under threat

30 Mar 2017

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth - and we're running low

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth - and we're running low

Vera Thoss 30 Mar 2017

Strong rural-urban linkages needed to meet rising urban food demand

29 Mar 2017

How urbanisation can benefit farmers

28 Mar 2017

Collective land tenure is under threat in Kenya. Why it needs to be protected

Collective land tenure is under threat in Kenya. Why it needs to be protected

Timothy Njagi Njeru 28 Mar 2017

Red meat prices soar as farmers rebuild herds

28 Mar 2017

New research vessel explores oceans for the sake of better marine resources management

New research vessel explores oceans for the sake of better marine resources management

28 Mar 2017

Bright Agrotech via

Africa needs its own version of the vertical farm to feed growing cities

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 27 Mar 2017

BCC to ensure health of Benguela Current ecosystem through sustainable management

BCC to ensure health of Benguela Current ecosystem through sustainable management

24 Mar 2017

Ghazi Al Jabri via - Use of treated wastewater for agriculture in Jordan

Maximising the potential of wastewater in agriculture

23 Mar 2017

SeahorseDigital via

Aquaculture boost for youth development

22 Mar 2017

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

20 Mar 2017

Claire Reid, founder of Reel Gardening and Eletherios Kouvaritakis, Ambassador of Greece

Founder of Reel Gardening walks away with Agripreneur of the Year Award

20 Mar 2017

New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools

New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools

15 Mar 2017

reinout_dujardin via - Lake Victoria, Uganda

EAC states now act on overfishing to save stocks in Lake Victoria

Halima Abdallah 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

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