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Rice fields in Madagascar. There is a project in the country to increase climate resilience in the rice sector. Shutterstock

The private sector, agriculture and climate change. Connecting the dots

Richard J.T. Klein 15 Oct 2018

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Gilbert Nakweya 2 Oct 2018

African startups named winners of Pitch AgriHack

African startups named winners of Pitch AgriHack

Tom Jackson 17 Sep 2018

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

13 Sep 2018

What role can Africa play in contributing to global food security?

What role can Africa play in contributing to global food security?

4 Sep 2018

DAFF cautions Oriental Fruit Fly in the Orange River

DAFF cautions Oriental Fruit Fly in the Orange River

31 Aug 2018

Kenya's 'fruitless years' in South Africa come to an end with avocados re-entering the market

Kenya's 'fruitless years' in South Africa come to an end with avocados re-entering the market

17 Aug 2018

What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

The feed processors' approach to salmonella

The feed processors' approach to salmonella

25 Jul 2018

Rising import food bill a challenge for poorer countries

Rising import food bill a challenge for poorer countries

10 Jul 2018

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

6 Jul 2018

Food Price Index shows 1.3% drop for June

Food Price Index shows 1.3% drop for June

5 Jul 2018

Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%

Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%

Paul South 27 Jun 2018

New EU cashew nut project offers hope to 15,000 farmers

New EU cashew nut project offers hope to 15,000 farmers

Kazungu Samuel 18 Jun 2018

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Rice fields in Madagascar. There is a project in the country to increase climate resilience in the rice sector. Shutterstock

The private sector, agriculture and climate change. Connecting the dots

Richard J.T. Klein 15 Oct 2018

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Gilbert Nakweya 2 Oct 2018

African startups named winners of Pitch AgriHack

African startups named winners of Pitch AgriHack

Tom Jackson 17 Sep 2018

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

13 Sep 2018

What role can Africa play in contributing to global food security?

What role can Africa play in contributing to global food security?

4 Sep 2018

DAFF cautions Oriental Fruit Fly in the Orange River

DAFF cautions Oriental Fruit Fly in the Orange River

31 Aug 2018

Kenya's 'fruitless years' in South Africa come to an end with avocados re-entering the market

Kenya's 'fruitless years' in South Africa come to an end with avocados re-entering the market

17 Aug 2018

What's driving persistent poverty in rural Kenya

Timothy Njagi Njeru 10 Aug 2018

The feed processors' approach to salmonella

The feed processors' approach to salmonella

25 Jul 2018

Rising import food bill a challenge for poorer countries

Rising import food bill a challenge for poorer countries

10 Jul 2018

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

6 Jul 2018

Food Price Index shows 1.3% drop for June

Food Price Index shows 1.3% drop for June

5 Jul 2018

Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%

Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47%

Paul South 27 Jun 2018

New EU cashew nut project offers hope to 15,000 farmers

New EU cashew nut project offers hope to 15,000 farmers

Kazungu Samuel 18 Jun 2018

African Development Bank approves $15m equity investment in AFSF to boost agribusiness in Africa

African Development Bank approves $15m equity investment in AFSF to boost agribusiness in Africa

15 Jun 2018

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Repositioning family farming in global agriculture

Ntswaki Motaung 14 Jun 2018

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

Agricultural policies need to address child labour concerns

Agricultural policies need to address child labour concerns

13 Jun 2018

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

12 Jun 2018

39 countries hit by severe food insecurity

39 countries hit by severe food insecurity

11 Jun 2018

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

8 Jun 2018

New app uLima will optimise the farming potential of Africa

1 Jun 2018

Mainstreaming biodiversity crucial for securing global food security

31 May 2018

From left to right: Nuradin Osman (AGCO Vice President and General Manager Africa), HE Emmanuel Mwamba (High Commissioner in South Africa - Republic of Zambia), Martin Richenhagen (AGCO, Chairman, President, CEO) and Gary Collar (AGCO Snr Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific and Africa)

Serving Africa from Africa: AGCO opens Africa headquarters in Johannesburg

22 May 2018

Kenyan mobile agri-platform to receive a $100,000 boost from Expo Live

21 May 2018

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Can bees battle climate losses? Harvests aren't sweet as hoped, farmers say

Moraa Obiria 21 May 2018

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More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

18 May 2018

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

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Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Timothy Njagi Njeru, Priscilla Wainaina 20 Apr 2018

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Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

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Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

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El Niño affected two-thirds of the world's harvests

10 Apr 2018

The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018

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Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

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Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Divya Pandey, Lisa Emberson & Sofie Mortensen 5 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018