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Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate

Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize

WFP plans food relief for 270,000 Zimbabweans, poor harvest expected

By Nyasha Chingono 5 Jan 2024

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

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Medienservice via

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

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

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

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New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Researchers work on drought-tolerant maize for Africa

Sebastian Mhofu 5 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

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

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

Bev Postma 12 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

What camera traps tell us about elephants eating crops

Josephine B. Smit 10 Aug 2017

Alison Burrell via

Zim, SA lose one million chickens to bird flu

Elita Chikwati 8 Aug 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

19 May 2017

Govt unveils crop disease quarantine

Runyararo Muzavazi 24 Apr 2017

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

Sally Nyakanyanga 4 Apr 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

USAID via - Woman watering crops in Morogoro, Tanzania

Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference

Phil Woodhouse 25 Jan 2017

Southern Africa battles armyworm invasion

Lameck Masina 23 Jan 2017

Why Zimbabwe has failed to sate the yearning for land and to fix rural hunger

Why Zimbabwe has failed to sate the yearning for land and to fix rural hunger

Beverly L. Peters 13 Dec 2016

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Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide - and that's not good

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

Medienservice via

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

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

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

Free-Photos via

New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Researchers work on drought-tolerant maize for Africa

Sebastian Mhofu 5 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

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

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

Bev Postma 12 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

What camera traps tell us about elephants eating crops

Josephine B. Smit 10 Aug 2017

Alison Burrell via

Zim, SA lose one million chickens to bird flu

Elita Chikwati 8 Aug 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

Drought affects 1.4-million in Angola: UNICEF

19 May 2017

Govt unveils crop disease quarantine

Runyararo Muzavazi 24 Apr 2017

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

Sally Nyakanyanga 4 Apr 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

USAID via - Woman watering crops in Morogoro, Tanzania

Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference

Phil Woodhouse 25 Jan 2017

Southern Africa battles armyworm invasion

Lameck Masina 23 Jan 2017

Why Zimbabwe has failed to sate the yearning for land and to fix rural hunger

Why Zimbabwe has failed to sate the yearning for land and to fix rural hunger

Beverly L. Peters 13 Dec 2016

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

6 Dec 2016

Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

Severe Southern African drought to worsen: UN

Severe Southern African drought to worsen: UN

1 Nov 2016

Mystery 'Cyclone' invader a growing headache for Zimbabwe

Mystery 'Cyclone' invader a growing headache for Zimbabwe

Andrew Mambondiyani 6 Oct 2016

Bernard Gagnon via - Tef in Ethiopia

Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

Pius Sawa 30 Sep 2016

Weather forecast for southern Africa predicts good rainfall this season

Admire Ndhlovu 13 Sep 2016

Drought-ravaged SADC grapples with seed shortages

Sifelani Tsiko 5 Sep 2016

- Simnai and Phillip Tshuma, smallholder farmers from Hwange, Zimbabwe, show off their sorghum crop planted using fertilizers. Photo: Busani Bafana

Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution

Busani Bafana 5 Sep 2016

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

23 Mar 2016

How to adapt to beat crippling droughts

How to adapt to beat crippling droughts

Julian Ramirez-Villegas 8 Mar 2016

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