Zimbabwe: Between Land Ownership and Food Security

A land dispute in Zimbabwe has highlighted a major hurdle in the country's new agricultural policies. There is a need for better food security and an economic upturn, but also for… Read more »

Nigeria: Modernizing Tomato Production in Nigeria

Tomato farmers in northern Nigeria are losing over 40 percent of their yield due to poor storage and processing facilities. Most use traditional methods of drying the fruits. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Farmers Set Hopes On Irrigation Scheme

<i>Chaotic land reforms, drought and lack of financing have made it difficult for Zimbabwe's small-holder farmers to get ahead. Increased focus on funding irrigation schemes… Read more »

Senegal: How Gardening Is Helping Ex-Offenders Reintegrate Into Society

In Senegal, social activism and hip hop are being cultivated in a center run by rapper Fou Malade. Here he has been rehabilitating ex-offenders through a series of workshops… Read more »

Africa: Resistance to Genetically Modified Seeds in Africa

Seeds modified in a lab are often touted as a means to boost agriculture and food security in Africa. There is some resistance on the continent and debate on preserving its… Read more »

Africa: Some Pushback to Lab Engineered Seeds in Africa

Seeds modified in a lab are often touted as a means to boost agriculture and food security in Africa. There is some pushback on the continent and debate on preserving its… Read more »

West Africa: Foreign Appetite for Fishmeal Threatens West Africans' Livelihood

The fishmeal factories that dot West Africa's coastline and supply aquaculture industries in Europe and Asia are vying with locals for their fish staple. DW looks at the fallout in… Read more »

Ghana: Raising Money From Catfish in Ghana

When oil and gas were discovered in Takoradi, western Ghana, many young people thought that their futures were assured. But their hopes were quickly dashed. Could catfish provide a… Read more »

Africa: World Cocoa Conference - Low Prices Still Hurt African Farmers

For the consumer it's sweet, for the farmer more bitter - the global price of cocoa fell in the last year and many producers are feeling the strain. Read more »

Senegal: Govt Vows to Hunt Down Casamance Gunmen

Senegal's government has launched an inquiry into the killing of 13 loggers in the southern region of Casamance. It's the first upsurge in violence in the isolated region in years. Read more »

Africa: Is Uganda Still Africa's Bread-Basket?

Uganda has always been known as the bread basket of Africa and for the most part that's still true. But both the lack of rainfall in the northeast and the large number of refugees… Read more »

Ethiopia: Teff - Ethiopia's Tiny Secret Going Global

Ethiopia's indigenous grain teff is garnering global interest as a new super food, while Ethiopia's government tries to ensure local prices don't rocket for Ethiopians. Read more »