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Danone targets 30% cut in methane emissions from fresh milk supply chain by 2030

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

By Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Climate change affecting cotton production

Yamikani Yapuwa 31 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Dizaphotographer via

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

Study: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 15 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Tigana chileshe via

SADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 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

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

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

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

18 Oct 2017

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Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

Francis Hannaway via

Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

2DU Kenya 84 via

First Malabo Biennial Report: More needs to be done to address threats of climate change to farmers and food security

1 Feb 2018

Climate change affecting cotton production

Yamikani Yapuwa 31 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Dizaphotographer via

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

Study: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 15 Jan 2018

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Tigana chileshe via

SADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 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

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

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

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

18 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Transforming the agricultural sector by unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 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

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

Water flows from the new solar pump installed by the Youth Economic and Social Action group in Chikwawa, Malawi (Image Supplied)

Tuning in to farmers' water needs: Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts

Timothy A. Wise 6 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

Sgt. Michelle Halpin via

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

15 Aug 2017

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

Kagondu Njagi 2 Aug 2017