Chemical fertilisers pose no threat to the environment but rather enhance food productivity, said the Agriculture minister following a warning that increase use may cause a major ... Read more »
Governments should reduce the barriers that prevent farmers from trading across the continent, the World Bank says. Read more »
The Food and Agriculture Organization has alerted Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Morocco about the insects which appear to be headed their way from the Sahel region of West Africa. Read more »
As food prices spike, urban areas burgeon and crops fail, researchers have found promise in the most unlikely of places – cities. Experts have tapped urban agriculture as a ... Read more »
Amidst persistent bombardment by the Sudan Armed Forces, the number of households in South Kordofan surviving on one meal per day has jumped to a staggering 81.5 percent, compared ... Read more »
The recent wave of unrest in schools has baffled many including school administrators, parents and even some students. Statistics indicate over 300 schools have either been burnt ... Read more »
The outgoing UN humanitarian official for Somalia has called on the international community to increase aid to tackle the complex humanitarian challenges facing the country. Read more »
On World Food Day, an allAfrica guest columnist argues that big business can play a meaningful role in supporting cooperatives and small-scale farmers. Read more »
World Food Day, observed annually on October 16, focuses attention on agriculture and food security, particularly in Africa. See also: Journée mondiale de l'alimentation. Read more »
Despite a disease that has destroyed acres of maize, the country is expected to have a bumper harvest according to Agriculture Permanent Secretary Romano Kiome. Kenya will only ... Read more »
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