Plant breeding scientist Dr Moses Kaiira (left), Kilimo Trust team leader in Uganda, Rachel Ajambo (centre), and agronomist Santos Odongo (right), Image provided Two universities are actively contributing to research aimed at consolidating agricultural productivity and resilience through sustainable, climate-smart agriculture for food and nutrition security in East Africa. Kenya’s Egerton University and Uganda’s Makerere ...

Insurance emerges as a beacon of hope in mitigating risks and managing resilience across the agricultural value chains. Partnerships between the government and private entities are needed to devise, develop, and establish efficient and sustainable solutions to risks in the agricultural value chains. To cope with the additional pressure of climate change on socioeconomic development ...

Editor’s note: This viewpoint is part of Foresight Africa 2024. AI and other automation technologies are presenting game-changing opportunities for [Africa’s] smallholder farmers. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will be the most significant contributor to the transformation of agri-food systems in Africa. OpenAI’s ChatGPT application exemplifies the rapid pace of advancement in AI capabilities in the ...

By Martin Bahnemann, Agronomist, Netafim South Africa Water is at the very centre of food production on farms. Farmers collect sunshine and convert it into food. Plant leaves are the tools that farmers use to convert sunlight, the energy from the sun, into food. Our job as farmers is to make sure that all factors ...

H&M South Africa has donated R1 million to local non-profit organisation SA Harvest, helping fund its mission to end hunger in the country. This significant contribution will empower SA Harvest to extend its impact and support in distributing nutritious meals to vulnerable individuals, families, and communities facing food insecurity. The donation stems from H&M South ...

Farai Shawn Matiashe As Zimbabwe faces its worst drought in 40 years, Farai Shawn Matiashe speaks to farmers about the barriers to climate resilience. Margaret Mutasa, a smallholder farmer, stares at her children picking yellow-green guavas from the fields in Watsomba, a rural area in Zimbabwe’s Manicaland Province. These fruits are what Mutasa’s family eat for breakfast ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated the first phase of a sprawling agricultural development project on Monday, aiming to boost Egypt’s food security and reduce its reliance on imports. The Future of Egypt project seeks to reclaim about 1.8 million hectares of land by 2030, in addition to modernising irrigation systems and increasing agricultural production. The project, led by ...

Part 1. Situation Overview 1.1 Introduction: • Significant rainfall deficits in Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Lusaka, North-Western, Southern and Western provinces have sharply reduced national cereal crop production projections; • On Thursday 29th February 2024, Zambia’s President, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema declared the country’s drought as a National Disaster and Emergency; • This drought has devastating consequences ...

By Diana Tenebe, Chief Operating Officer, FoodStuff Store Nigeria’s agricultural sector has long been a significant contributor to national growth, with the potential to further reduce poverty. This sector, encompassing crop production, livestock, forestry, and fishing, has the potential to hold export opportunities and can strategically become the engine for economic prosperity, given Nigeria’s large ...

A promotional picture for a selection of Fynbos Fine Foods products./Image Fynbos Foods Facebook In 2010, in the aftermath of the global economic crisis of 2007-09, South African food company Fynbos Fine Foods found itself grappling with declining demand. The crisis severely impacted consumer spending on discretionary items, and the company’s range of gourmet hot ...