October 27
Africa: Pesticide Policy Failings in Africa a Risk to Health
Stronger legislation is needed to curb the influx of illegal pesticide products in Africa, says chemicals risk expert Fredrick Otieno. Read more »
September 20
Africa: Rattled Rice Importing Countries Eye Self-Sufficiency
An Indian export ban on non-basmati rice has spurred calls to pursue greater self-sufficiency among rice-consuming countries and expand rice production to new areas such as Africa… Read more »
September 11
Africa: Africa Climate Summit Pledges 'Ignore Smallholders'
Commitments made at the first African Climate Summit, which will form the basis of talks at COP28 last this year, failed to address adequately the challenges facing the continent's… Read more »
August 17
West Africa: Anthrax Vaccine Funding Urged Amid West Africa Outbreak
As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritise funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West… Read more »
July 27
Kenya: Concerns Rise Over Pesticide Use in Kenya
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June 23
Africa: Quarter of a Billion At Hunger Risk After War, Drought
Almost a quarter of a billion people are now at risk of hunger as conflict, drought and flooding combined to wreak havoc on farms and food supply chains in 2022, according to the… Read more »
June 08
Kenya: Push-Pull Tech 'Controls Pests, Increases Maize Yields'
So-called "push-pull" agricultural practices that aim to improve crop yields by minimising the use of synthetic herbicides and insecticides increases yields and prevents pests from… Read more »
March 17
Africa: Q&A - 'Innovate to Unlock Africa's Livestock Potential'
Appolinaire Djikeng promises to strengthen research and innovation to improve the health of farmed animals as he becomes the first African to head the International Livestock… Read more »
February 21
Africa: Agriculture Innovators Share Prize to Aid Food Security
Three tech innovators are to share a US$1.5 million prize to scale up their innovations and enable smallholder farmers to boost productivity, resilience and incomes amid a historic… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Helping Africa's Farmers Control Climate-Induced Pests #AfricaClimateCrisis
When Mutondwa Phophi began undergraduate studies, she wanted to help alleviate the suffering of smallholder farmers from climate change-related impacts and destructive plant pests. Read more »
December 09, 2022
Africa: Strategies to Aid Correct Use of Pesticides in Africa
As use of pesticides by African farmers rises, effective strategies are needed, writes Nelson Mandela Ogema. Read more »
October 21, 2022
Kenya: What Lifting GMO Ban Means for Kenya
Kenya's decision to lift a ban on importing and producing genetically modified (GM) food could boost research and development in biotechnology and alleviate food insecurity in the… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Africa: Fall Armyworm Campaign Boosts Maize Yield By a Third
Educating farmers about the destructive pest fall armyworm using a combination of digital media and face-to-face events can significantly boost maize yields, a study has found. Read more »
August 23, 2022
South Africa: Gene Discovery Could Fight Cassava Disease, Increase Food Security
The discovery of a gene resistant to the virus that causes the devastating cassava mosaic disease could aid the development of disease-resistant cassava varieties and boost food… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Africa: Food Fears Grow As African Floods Fail to Subside #AfricaClimateCrisis
Africa could face increased food insecurity and an unprecedented rural-urban migration crisis if the climate change induced flooding persists, environmentalists say. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Uganda: Coconut Water Aids Artificial Insemination of Pigs
Using nutrient-rich coconut water to artificially inseminate female pigs could improve breeding and meat quality, a project carried out in Uganda has found. Read more »
May 06, 2022
Africa: Forecasting Tool Finds Best Time to Fight Fall Armyworm
A novel modelling system relying on simple inputs could help smallholder farmers accurately predict the best time for controlling fall armyworm larval populations to prevent crop… Read more »
April 08, 2022
Africa: Climate-Smart Policies Could See Crop Yields Soar
Implementing climate-smart policies such as irrigation and growing recommended crops could increase crop production by 50 to 700 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa, a modelling tool… Read more »
March 30, 2022
Africa: Africa's Rice-Farming Villages More Prone to Malaria #AfricaClimateCrisis
Malaria has become more common in African villages with irrigated rice fields in the last 20 years, highlighting the need for improved cultivation methods to keep mosquito numbers… Read more »
March 01, 2022
Africa: New Tech Fights Fall Armyworm By Letting Offspring Die
Scientists have developed a new technology that could control the devastating fall armyworm crop pest by releasing genetically-controlled males that suppress populations as… Read more »
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