In an allAfrica.com guest column, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) explains how investment in rural ... Read more »
Global monitoring of fisheries must be improved to understand the mismatch between protecting marine life and the vital role fishing plays in many economies, writes SciDev.Net. Read more »
Congolese dairy farmer Alex Kasole supplies his "Masisi Gouda" to supermarkets and large restaurants from Goma in the east to the distant capital, Kinshasa, in the west of the ... Read more »
The government says it's ready to implement the new national Food and Nutrition Security Plan to address food insecurity, despite activists saying there was no public consultation ... Read more »
Teff's tiny seeds are high in calcium, iron, protein and amino acids and is also gluten-free. Read more »
The Harare municipality recently announced a ban on the rearing of chickens in residential zones, a move that may worsen poverty to urban residents who are already burdened by a ... Read more »
By developing uncultivated arable areas, relying more on irrigation, and substantially enhancing agricultural productivity in a sustainable way, Africa can make a big leap in ... Read more »
Africa's celebration of a "Year of Agriculture and Food Security" is also a call to boost agricultural development. One in four people in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished ... Read more »
The capital of the northern Tigray region, Mekelle, has welcomed the new tobacco control proclamation bill that was passed by parliament in 2014. Read more »
Light will be the buzz word next year. The UN has proclaimed 2015 the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, with the goal of raising global awareness of how ... Read more »
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