How These Women Scientists Will Help Africa Adapt to Changing Climate

allAfrica

A group of 25 women from eastern and western Africa have joined the list of young researchers racing to bridge the shortage of women agriculture scientists in Africa. Read more »

Millions Starving in Worst East Africa Drought Crisis

CAJ News

A major emergency in the Horn of Africa where 13 million people face critical levels of hunger following a succession of failed rains. Read more »

There's No Hunger, Nigeria Producing Enough to Feed - Agriculture Minister

Vanguard

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono says Nigeria is producing enough to feed itself, contrary to the narrative in some quarters that there is hunger in… Read more »

Coffee Processing Plants to Be Opened in Three Regions

Daily News

AGRICULTURAL Marketing Cooperative Societies (Amcos) plans to open three coffee processing factories in Shinyanga, Simiyu and Geita regions to support President John Magufuli's… Read more »

Central African Republic Tops World Hunger Index

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Central African Republic topped an annual world hunger index on Tuesday as aid agencies warned that climate change was making it increasingly hard to feed the world. Read more »

Drought and Commercial Cattle Farming Causing Devastating Hunger - New Report

AI London

67% of land now occupied by commercial farmers Read more »

Concern As Maize Flour Prices Soar

Citizen

Consumers of maize flour are forced to dig deeper into their pockets as the price of the staple has soared on account of scarcity, traders say. Read more »

Uganda's 'Inadequate' Agriculture

East African

Uganda's expenditure on agriculture, at 2.8 per cent, is East Africa's lowest but it could affect the sector's productivity and in the long run put the country in a position where… Read more »

'I'm Scared,' Says Founder of Philippi Horticultural Campaign On Eve of Court Battle [analysis]

Daily Maverick

After years of campaigning, the Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming Campaign will finally go up against the city, the province and a number of developers in court to fight… Read more »

UN Food Depot in Mali Vandalized

VOA

A demonstration in central Mali Saturday turned from protests about the deployment of Malian troops to Burkina Faso to the looting of a nearby U.N. supply depot, VOA’s French… Read more »

2019 Cropping Season Assessment Report Indicates Decline in Production

Foroyaa

The assessment report of the 2019 cropping season indicates a decline in cultivation as well as total yields. Read more »

Crop Leftovers Can Store Huge Amounts of Carbon [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

Farmers in countries like Uganda could help fight climate change - and improve their crop yields - by adding agricultural waste to their fields. The process removes carbon from the… Read more »

How Small-Holder Farmers Can Attract Funding - Business Heads [interview]

Premium Times

Onyeka Akumah, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Farmcrowdy; Yomi Jemibewon, Co-Founder of CardinalStone; Olu Wole, Deputy Director, Development Finance Department of… Read more »

Stop the Waste - UN Food Agencies Call for Action to Reduce Global Hunger

IPS

With one-third of food produced for human consumption lost or wasted, and millions still going hungry, the UN's food-related agencies are shining a spotlight on the issue: on… Read more »

A Major Step Forward in Reducing Food Loss and Waste Is Critical to Achieve the SDGs [press release]

FAO

A new FAO report launched today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization provides insights into how much food is lost - as well as where and why - at different stages of the… Read more »