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Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture
Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers
Agriculture
Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

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Agriculture
Rethinking risk can unshackle Africa's small scale farmers from the grip of poor weather

24 Feb 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices
Agriculture
No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Ratemo Michieka 7 Feb 2022

Investing in restoration makes sense for bees, food production and the bottom line. Here's why
Agriculture
Investing in restoration makes sense for bees, food production and the bottom line. Here's why

Daneel Rossouw 1 Jul 2021

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac
Agriculture
Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

14 May 2021

Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils
Agriculture
Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

Malcolm Bennett, Bipin Pandey and Sacha Mooney 18 Jan 2021

Wildu du Plessis
Legal
#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

Wildu du Plessis 6 Jan 2021

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Agriculture
Overcoming water challenges in agriculture

26 Nov 2020

Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution'
Agriculture
Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution'

Siera Vercillo 14 Apr 2020

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?
Agriculture
Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

12 Dec 2019

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Agriculture
How technology can enhance affordable, sustainable agriculture in Africa

8 Oct 2019

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found
ESG & Sustainability
Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

Baishali Bakshi 24 Jul 2019

Drones in business - proactive, productive, powerful
ICT
Drones in business - proactive, productive, powerful

9 Apr 2019

AMTA Namibia suspends cabbage, onion imports
Agriculture
AMTA Namibia suspends cabbage, onion imports

29 Mar 2019

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change
Agriculture
Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Cecilia Rosen 12 Mar 2019

How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs
Agriculture
How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs

Laxmi Pant 18 Feb 2019

Addressing Nigeria's insignificant contribution to global seed trade
Agriculture
Addressing Nigeria's insignificant contribution to global seed trade

17 Oct 2018

Rice fields in Madagascar. There is a project in the country to increase climate resilience in the rice sector. Shutterstock
Agriculture
The private sector, agriculture and climate change. Connecting the dots

Richard J.T. Klein 15 Oct 2018

The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated
Agriculture
The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated

20 Jun 2018

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs
Agriculture
These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

Yi Li 23 May 2018

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Agriculture
Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

23 Apr 2018

Herney via
Agriculture
Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

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Agriculture
The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

27 Feb 2018

BjoernSchrempp via
Agriculture
New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

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Agriculture
Official: One million farmers grow bio-fortified crops in Nigeria

10 Jan 2018

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger
Agriculture
Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Calestous Juma 7 Dec 2017

How the world needs to change as regions get drier
ESG & Sustainability
How the world needs to change as regions get drier

Dian Spear 1 Dec 2017

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

Karl Zimmerer 1 Dec 2017

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

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

IAEA Imagebank via
Agriculture
High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23
Agriculture
Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

8 Nov 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via
Agriculture
Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

A. Davey via
Agriculture
How to help farmers prepare for climate change

Dian Spear and Chandni Singh 27 Sep 2017

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

Bev Postma 12 Sep 2017

Stephen Ausmus via - Bemisia tabaci, Africa’s main cassava insect pest
Agriculture
Africa's most notorious insects: The bugs that hit agriculture the hardest

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 5 Sep 2017

Women forces to be reckoned with in agriculture
Agriculture
Women forces to be reckoned with in agriculture

31 Aug 2017

Scientists make breakthrough in fight against cassava diseases
Agriculture
Scientists make breakthrough in fight against cassava diseases

Masembe Tambwe 29 Aug 2017

Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility via
Agriculture
Simple concoction found to halt Fall armyworm

Dimo Silva 21 Aug 2017

hpgruesen via
Agriculture
Growing food in the post-truth era

Alana Mann 6 Jul 2017

Demonstration farms showcase agricultural techniques and technologies to improve crops. Flickr/Remi Nono-Womdim, FAO (Source: The Conversation)
Agriculture
Demonstration farms can help revolutionise African agriculture

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 27 Jun 2017

BNI trait could improve nitrogen-efficiency of crops
Agriculture
BNI trait could improve nitrogen-efficiency of crops

22 May 2017

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion
Agriculture
After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

Sally Nyakanyanga 4 Apr 2017

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans
Agriculture
Factbox: From new beans to ancient plants, drought-busting crops take root

Anastasia Moloney 13 Mar 2017

sarangib via - Cassava
Agriculture
AfDB takes agricultural transformation discourse to India, cradle of Green Revolution

2 Mar 2017

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

Matthew Wallenstein 17 Feb 2017

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions
Agriculture
Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

- Photo: The New Times
Agriculture
Big Data and Africa's Green Revolution

Debisi Araba 21 Sep 2016

Drought in southern Africa today: a preview of what climate change could bring and how African farmers can adapt
Agriculture
Drought in southern Africa today: a preview of what climate change could bring and how African farmers can adapt

25 Aug 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via
Agriculture
A race against time: ensuring farming support in drought-ravaged Southern Africa

29 Jul 2016

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