Africa Focus digs deep into the substance of and circumstances surrounding Zimbabwe's controversial land reform programme. Read more »
Even though aid agencies estimate the number of people in the Sahel region at risk of going hungry this year has dropped, the 2013 regional strategy calls for U.S.$1.66 billion to ... Read more »
The Food and Agriculture Organization has called for targeted aid and support for displaced farmers so they can resume growing and help improve the nation’s food security. Read more »
As the major growers of food on the continent, smallholder farmers need to be equipped with the knowledge and tools to deal with the increased occurrences of plant diseases, an ... Read more »
Doctoral student Pelly Malebe is part of a growing movement of researchers working to supplement the work of traditional tea breeders in the laboratory by identifying key traits, ... Read more »
A professor from the Sokoine University of Agriculture has called on the government to support research and education into genetically modified seeds as a potential solution to ... Read more »
Analysts have criticized the government's response to abnormally heavy rainfall over the past three years, which has destroyed crops, homes and infrastructure. Read more »
The government has moved forward with a controversial program to distribute cell phones to poor farmers in a bid to cut corruption and deliver services in the agricultural sector. Read more »
A senior United Nations relief official has warned that that an estimated 10 million people in the wider Sahel region could be at risk of starvation in 2013. Read more »
Efforts to link smallholder farmers to food companies and other buyers have helped thousands of growers gain access to formal export markets. Read more »
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