Diverse foods derived from livestock production systems, including grazing and pastoralist systems, and from the hunting of wild animals, provide high-quality proteins, important fatty acids and various vitamins and minerals.
Years of research and field trials have demonstrated many ways to grow crops sustainably in saline conditions. But even as punishing droughts, saltwater intrusion and intensive irrigation threaten to drive.
Farmers go to extraordinary lengths to shield their perfect strawberries and grapes from the elements. But the industry hasn’t been able to protect itself as well from intellectual property theft.
A UN index of food-commodity prices has hit its highest level in more than three years, as extreme weather, wildfires and conflicts disrupt crop growing and transport.
28 – 31 October 2026 SIAT 2026 – International Exhibition of Agricultural Investment and Technology International exhibition held in Tunisia focusing on agricultural investment and new technologies, bringing together professionals,.
23 – 25 October 2026 Africa International Agricultural Expo 2026 International exhibition held in Nairobi bringing together agricultural producers, agribusinesses, exporters, technology providers, buyers and institutions to promote innovation, trade.
5 – 6 October 2026 Africa Seed Summit 2026 African Union summit bringing together ministers, experts, researchers and agricultural stakeholders to discuss seed sector development, access to improved seeds and.
Instant noodles, hot chapatis and sliced bread: wheat is at the heart of the modern diet. But this year, some of the world’s major breadbaskets are facing serious challenges.
For more than two decades, Africa has pursued an agricultural transformation based on improved seeds, synthetic fertilisers, mechanisation and commercial markets. AFSA now assesses this model and questions what it.
