Africa: Could Trees Help Tackle Food Insecurity?

Saplings: Scientists have reported that planting certain perennial trees together with crops could improve Africa's soils and double yields for staple foods, such as maize and millet.

Gambia: Women Farmers Transform Rural Sector



Kenya: Donkey Meat Finds Way Into Markets

Veterinary officials have sounded an alarm over the sale of donkey meat at some markets in Kenya. More

Sierra Leone: Poaching Threatens Fishing

Fishing is one of the few options left for Sierra Leone's youth, but pirate fishers and a seemingly indifferent government are threatening their livelihood (file photo). More

Can Big Business Contribute to Food Security?

AllAfrica guest columnist Mark Bowman argues that big business can play a meaningful role in supporting small-scale farmers. More

Kenya Bans Genetically Modified Food Imports

Health Minister Beth Mugo has announced that the country will not allow the importation of genetically modified crops until a task force has researched their effects on humans. More

Africa: Support Small Farmers - Gates Foundation

The director of agricultural development for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says policymakers and development officials must harness the potential of Africa's smallholder farmers. More

Ethiopia Seeks to Boost Coffee Trade

The first International Conference on Ethiopian Coffee was held in Addis Ababa with the aim of enhancing the country's coffee presence on the international stage. More

Farming Spurs Hope in DR Congo

As temperatures rise and droughts increase, microbioligists say fungi provide an inexpensive way of promoting crop growth.

Africa: Fungi Tapped as GM Crop Alternative

If farmers are to increase yields in the face of climate change, researchers say innovations in crops, animals and management systems must be introduced and adopted.

Agricultural Cooperatives Can Help End Global Hunger

Agricultural cooperatives provide small-scale food producers with their best chance to compete in global markets, the head of the United Nations food agency has said.

Africa: Regional Trade Key to Food Security

As food prices spike, urban areas burgeon and crops fail, researchers have found promise in cities. More

InFocus: Food and Agriculture

Tanzania: Can Agri-Business Address Poverty?

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A World Bank economist has urged smallholder farmers to embrace commercial agriculture, which has been key in offsetting poverty in Asia. Read more »

Kenya Bans GMO Imports

The government has banned the importation of genetically modified crops until a task force can carry out more research into their effects on human health. Read more »

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