Rice is a staple food product in millions of homes and many analysts believe that its local production is yet to meet the growing demand by consumers. Read more »
Namibian fish traders have said the ban adversely affected their businesses as it prevents them from importing boxes of frozen fish from the north-eastern neighbouring country. The ... Read more »
Farmers in the Zambezi Region say they are tired of the wait-and-see game and have decided to put plouging on hold. Read more »
To deal with climate pressures, farmers are turning to growing contracts to earn more money and get better seed, writes Kagondu Njagi for Thomson Reuters Foundation. Read more »
With South Sudan's harvest season coming to an end and the dry season fast approaching, Abuk Moukiir is exhausted and hungry, taking longer rests in the shade of a nearby tree ... Read more »
In the south of the island, where many people farm for a living, the rainy season is getting shorter and shorter, they say. Rains that once stretched from October to March now fall ... Read more »
The average price of bread went up by at least a 10c. Read more »
There are several measures of a country's food security situation, mostly health indicators, writes In On Africa. Read more »
Fish stocks in Lake Victoria are recovering after the Ugandan defence forces began policing the water ten months ago to control illegal fishing - but at the same time scientists ... Read more »
The South African Poultry Association has asked the government to investigate the conditions under which Brazilian chicken workers are employed, after a report revealed that ... Read more »
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