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Every drop counts: Managing precision irrigation for export citrus

14 April 2026

Lesotho farmers are joining the Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

25 February 2026

Precision irrigation drives Zimbabwe’s blueberry boom

20 February 2026

Drip irrigation: A game-changer for Zambian horticulture

11 February 2026

Netafim precision irrigation: Transforming farming in Kenya

9 February 2026

A student perfects their pour during a hands-on latte art session at a top international barista training academy. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Master the art of coffee with these top global barista courses

2 June 2025

A Zimbabwe Red Cross volunteer distributes food aid to a family in Binga district, where drought has left many without food and water. Photo: Supplied

Zimbabwe Red Cross provides critical aid to drought-hit Binga

27 January 2025

Through a new funding programme, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) aims to drive sustainable agrifood systems, enhancing biodiversity, water management, and food security across the continent. Photo: Supplied

GEF approves $68m to transform agrifood systems in Africa

4 January 2025

The fertile lands of Gash Barka, where improved farming practices are driving agricultural growth in Eritrea. Photo: @NeslekiEritrea/X

Eritrea’s Gash Barka region leads agricultural transformation

4 January 2025

The African Development Bank Group has approved a $260.4 million loan to the DRC for a major agricultural project aimed at boosting production of key staple crops and improving food security. Photo: Supplied

AfDB grants $260M to boost DRC’s agricultural value chains

9 August 2024

CityBlue Hotels has invested in the agritech startup Farm to Feed, which combats food loss by connecting farmers with market access and transportation solutions. The partnership aims to enhance sustainability and address critical food security issues in Kenya. Photo: Supplied

African hotel chain backs Farm to Feed to combat food loss

9 August 2024

Farmers in developed countries have long used biological nitrogen-fixers in legumes like peas and beans. This new project seeks to identify microbes that can work in staple crops such as maize. Photo: Supplied

Major grant boosts African agriculture with biofertiliser innovation

9 August 2024

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Zoonotic diseases have caused people much devastation over the years. Photo: Pixabay

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How Zambia can meet its growing food demand

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How Zambia can meet its growing food demand

From Senegal in the west to portions of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Sudan to Eritrea on the Red Sea, the Sahel area is comprised. Traditional civilizations from the south meet Arabic, Islamic, and nomadic cultures from the north. Photo: Pixabay

Agri News

Experts propose umbrella term for Sahel conflicts

To avoid future conflicts being triggered, it’s crucial to focus on investing in education for young people – women in particular – and improving local housing, markets, schools and hospitals. Photo: Pixabay

Agri News

Connecting the dots between climate change and conflict

Reductions in water quality through pollution, habitat destruction, and unsustainable and destructive fishing practices imperil the ability of ecosystems to support fisheries. Photo: Pixabay

Food Security

How fisheries can add millions of tonnes to Africa’s catch

Somalia is also strongly affected by the Ukraine-Russia war. It gets 90% of its wheat from that region which makes up two-thirds of the Somalian diet. Photo: Pixabay

Food Security

Ticking timebomb: Somalia’s famine catastrophe

The UN’s concept of water security encompasses various needs and conditions. These include: water for drinking, economic activity, ecosystems, governance, financing, and political stability. Water security, therefore, is not just about how much natural water a country has but also how well the resource is managed. Photo: Supplied/Pixabay

Agri News

Africa’s water security progress a drop in the ocean

Many are moving away from West Africa because they relied on the small-scale fishing industry to survive. Photo: Supplied/Pixabay

Agri News

Three factors driving West Africa’s migration crisis

A woman cuts “bodwe”, an edible weed that is often sold at markets in Lusaka, Zambia. Photo: Alysha Vehre/The Conversation

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Edible weeds take a knock as more Zambian farmers turn to herbicides

In Nigeria, the survivalist informal trade is seen as organised smuggling that jeopardises the country’s industrialisation ambitions. Photo: Supplied/FoodForAfrika.com

Logistics

Why import restrictions aren’t helping Nigeria industrialise

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