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Helping Africa's farmers control climate-induced pests
Agriculture
Helping Africa's farmers control climate-induced pests

Gilbert Nakweya 30 Dec 2022

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought
Agriculture
From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

Delphine Luquet, Ndjido Ardo Kane and Vincent Vadez 26 Oct 2022

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa
Agriculture
China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo 17 Jun 2022

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them
Agriculture
Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Philip Tetteh Quarshie and Evan Fraser 27 Sep 2021

Genetic make-up of destructive crop pest unravelled
Agriculture
Genetic make-up of destructive crop pest unravelled

Stephanie Achieng' 26 Mar 2021

Ghana's Bui Dam raises concerns - again - about hydro power projects
Construction & Engineering
Ghana's Bui Dam raises concerns - again - about hydro power projects

Roger Gocking 24 Mar 2021

Boost smallholder phone access for better crop yields
Agriculture
Boost smallholder phone access for better crop yields

Eldon Opiyo 19 Nov 2020

Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help
ESG & Sustainability
Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries - we're making new biodegradable materials to help

Deirdre McKay 29 Sep 2020

The Faraday Muti Market, a popular African traditional medicine market in downtown Johannesburg. Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Healthcare
What South Africa is doing to protect and share traditional medicine resources

Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, Martha Pinkoane & Tozama Qwebani-Ogunleye 25 Sep 2020

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic
Agriculture
Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Fatima Arkin 24 Jul 2020

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19
Agriculture
Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Wilson Odhiambo 4 May 2020

East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis
Agriculture
East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis

Nelson Mandela Ogema 13 Feb 2020

Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops
Agriculture
Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops

Sylvia Ng'eno 10 Feb 2020

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year
Agriculture
Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020

Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV
Healthcare
Communities can make - or break - strategies to curb HIV

2 Dec 2019

Europe-banned insecticide 'threatens Africa's food security'
Agriculture
Europe-banned insecticide 'threatens Africa's food security'

Munyaradzi Makoni 25 Nov 2019

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'
Agriculture
Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Nelson Mandela Ogema 18 Nov 2019

Using internet technology to improve cage fish farming
Agriculture
Using internet technology to improve cage fish farming

Joseph Davis Weddi 20 Sep 2019

Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows
Agriculture
Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows

Inga Vesper 22 Aug 2019

Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare
Agriculture
Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare

30 Jul 2019

Soil-dwelling worms threatening farmers' livelihoods
Agriculture
Soil-dwelling worms threatening farmers' livelihoods

Wilson Odhiambo 22 Jul 2019

Antimicrobials are frequently used on farms in developing countries to promote animal growth. ©
Agriculture
The scourge of antibiotics in animal feed

Aisling Irwin 11 Jul 2019

Tap digital solutions to transform Africa's agriculture
Agriculture
Tap digital solutions to transform Africa's agriculture

Laura Owings 8 Jul 2019

A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a sign in Liberia during the West African Ebola outbreak. AHMED JALLANZO/EPA
Healthcare
Context matters in fighting Ebola: lessons from West Africa for the DRC

Shelley Lees & Luisa Enria 5 Jul 2019

Integrated approach needed to aid conservation, health
Agriculture
Integrated approach needed to aid conservation, health

21 Jun 2019

Sweet potato 'ideal dual-purpose crop' for smallholders
Agriculture
Sweet potato 'ideal dual-purpose crop' for smallholders

Munyaradzi Makoni 14 Jun 2019

Penguins' behaviour could aid fisheries management
Agriculture
Penguins' behaviour could aid fisheries management

Stephanie Achieng' 30 May 2019

Backyard farming key to food security in cities
Agriculture
Backyard farming key to food security in cities

22 May 2019

Smallholders benefitting from digitised agriculture
Agriculture
Smallholders benefitting from digitised agriculture

Nelson Mandela Ogema 15 Apr 2019

Mobile app aiding farming data collection and sharing
Agriculture
Mobile app aiding farming data collection and sharing

Samuel Hinneh 9 Apr 2019

Cutting nitrogen fertiliser amounts raise rice yields
Agriculture
Cutting nitrogen fertiliser amounts raise rice yields

Paul Adepoju 29 Mar 2019

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change
Agriculture
Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Cecilia Rosen 12 Mar 2019

Speed up seed policies harmonisation
Agriculture
Speed up seed policies harmonisation

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2019

USDA ARS Image Gallery via
Agriculture
Devastating pest threatens Africa's citrus industry

Nelson Mandela Ogema 14 Jan 2019

A motorcyclist has his vehicle loaded with hands of matoke - ©Panos
Agriculture
Q&A: Transforming agriculture with tech scale-up

Baraka Rateng' 8 Jan 2019

Pexels via
Agriculture
Africa cuts new cases of top maize disease

Nelson Mandela Ogema and Gilbert Nakweya 31 Dec 2018

The tech fix that won't secure food supplies
Agriculture
The tech fix that won't secure food supplies

Anita Makri 24 Dec 2018

Farmer irrigating vegetables in Mali ©Tingju Zhu/IFPRI
Agriculture
Smallholders' global food production underestimated

Munyaradzi Makoni 19 Dec 2018

Boosting R&D capacity for sustainable agriculture
Agriculture
Boosting R&D capacity for sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 10 Dec 2018

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm
Agriculture
Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Gilbert Nakweya 2 Oct 2018

Piron Giullaume/Unsplash
Healthcare
Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions

Sam Otieno 18 Sep 2018

Focusing on women and youth to transform agriculture
Agriculture
Focusing on women and youth to transform agriculture

Michael Hailu 23 Aug 2018

New database puts African education research at the heart of policy and practice
Education
New database puts African education research at the heart of policy and practice

Rafael Mitchell, Pauline Rose, Samuel Asare 23 Aug 2018

Diversify sweet potato to entice youth to agriculture
Agriculture
Diversify sweet potato to entice youth to agriculture

27 Jun 2018

Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa
Agriculture
Why climate-smart agriculture is crucial to Africa

Eldon Opiyo 11 Jun 2018

Matthew Bowden via
Agriculture
Impacts of missing livestock data in Africa

Gilbert Nakweya 26 Mar 2018

Rik Schuiling via
Agriculture
Gender gaps: Bane of Africa's agricultural R&D

Gilbert Nakweya 20 Mar 2018

African universities are ignoring a rich, invaluable resource: Their alumni
HR & Management
African universities are ignoring a rich, invaluable resource: Their alumni

Peter Ngure 12 Mar 2018

CIAT via
Agriculture
Evidence patchy on value of mobile apps for farmers

Inga Vesper 8 Feb 2018

Zeynel Cebeci via
Agriculture
Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

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