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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 attack

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High-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

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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

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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

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

Governors want bloom back into pyrethrum crop

Francis Mureithi 9 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

The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa

The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa

Philippe Roudier 22 Sep 2017

Fertiliser, agribusiness leaders to address challenges at regional conference

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

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Hot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

Caroline Wambui 11 Sep 2017

Syngenta takes stock of its 10-year growth plan for its African business

Syngenta takes stock of its 10-year growth plan for its African business

8 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 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

FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)

What Kenya's government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources

David Obura 28 Aug 2017

Kitchen gardens cultivate bond between refugees, Kenyan hosts

Benson Rioba 22 Aug 2017

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'Recovery lending' helps disaster-stricken farmers get back on track

Robert Kibet 16 Aug 2017

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Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 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

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

Governors want bloom back into pyrethrum crop

Francis Mureithi 9 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

The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa

The relationship between drought and famine: lessons from the Horn of Africa

Philippe Roudier 22 Sep 2017

Fertiliser, agribusiness leaders to address challenges at regional conference

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

Meditations via

Hot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

Caroline Wambui 11 Sep 2017

Syngenta takes stock of its 10-year growth plan for its African business

Syngenta takes stock of its 10-year growth plan for its African business

8 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 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

FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)

What Kenya's government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources

David Obura 28 Aug 2017

Kitchen gardens cultivate bond between refugees, Kenyan hosts

Benson Rioba 22 Aug 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

'Recovery lending' helps disaster-stricken farmers get back on track

Robert Kibet 16 Aug 2017

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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

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Kenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Isaiah Esipisu 10 Aug 2017

What camera traps tell us about elephants eating crops

Josephine B. Smit 10 Aug 2017

SA's Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund

SA's Aerobotics raises $600k funding from 4Di, Savannah Fund

Tom Jackson 8 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

Seed company rolls out maize variety for arid and semi-arid areas

Irene Mugo 1 Aug 2017

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

27 Jul 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

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

20 Jul 2017