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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 attackTheo Evans and Bruce Webber

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

By Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

By Ange Aboa 27 Oct 2023

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Burning chillis drive elephants away from African farmers' crops

Thin Lei Win 30 Nov 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

IAEA Imagebank via

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

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

13 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

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 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

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

Alex Whiting 24 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

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Evan Fraser 4 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.

FAO director-general calls for renewed commitment to zero tolerance on food loss, waste

22 Sep 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Promoting youth employment in agriculture by investing in rural transformation

21 Sep 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

Climate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

Bev Postma 12 Sep 2017

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

1 Sep 2017

Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon

Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon

31 Aug 2017

Sgt. Michelle Halpin via

How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them

15 Aug 2017

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 Aug 2017

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Howard Blight 14 Aug 2017

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The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

IAEA Imagebank via

High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

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

13 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

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 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

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

Alex Whiting 24 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

Free-Photos via

New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Conflict and climate change lead to a rise in global hunger

Evan Fraser 4 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.

FAO director-general calls for renewed commitment to zero tolerance on food loss, waste

22 Sep 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Promoting youth employment in agriculture by investing in rural transformation

21 Sep 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

Climate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

Bev Postma 12 Sep 2017

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

1 Sep 2017

Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon

Fall armyworm spreads to Cameroon

31 Aug 2017

Sgt. Michelle Halpin via

How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them

15 Aug 2017

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 African youth finalists in entrepreneurship prize

15 Aug 2017

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Transforming agricultural education through technology

Howard Blight 14 Aug 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

What camera traps tell us about elephants eating crops

Josephine B. Smit 10 Aug 2017

Joachim Huber via

AfDB to invest $24 billion in agriculture in Africa - Adesina

27 Jul 2017

Gratisography via

New pan-African fruit industry association to strengthen trade between Africa and EU

21 Jul 2017

How Cape firms secured R100m in halaal export deals

How Cape firms secured R100m in halaal export deals

Bekezela Phakathi 30 Jun 2017

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Technology and big data are helping Cameroonians protect their forests

Arend de Haas 24 Apr 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

GE’s Jenbacher J316

GE technology helps power Cameroon poultry hatchery

22 Feb 2017

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Agribusiness congress comes to Kampala

22 Sep 2016