Kenyan dairy farmers could cut methane emissions using familiar fodder shrubs, study finds
Adding two familiar fodder shrubs to dairy cow diets could help Kenyan smallholder farmers reduce methane emissions while improving feed efficiency and potentially lowering...
Why is Africa still falling short of its research potential?
By Prof. Jeffrey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research & Innovation at the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa.From Sudan to Somalia and the eastern Democratic...
Zinc-efficient wheat varieties and targeted fertilizer use boost yields and grain nutrition in Ethiopia,...
New findings from more than 600 research locations in Ethiopia show that combining zinc-efficient wheat varieties with targeted fertilizer application can improve grain yields...
Ghanaian Scientist Pamela Afokpe Wins 2026 Borlaug Field Award for Championing Africa’s Indigenous Crops
Breakthrough research on African indigenous vegetables establishes a new commercial model for climate-resilient nutrition across West and East AfricaThe World Food Prize Foundation today...
Preventing the next wildfire disaster starts before the spark
Nelson Mandela University expert calls for stronger prevention, applied research and specialist skills as changing conditions make destructive fires harder to manage.GEORGE —...
Sappi establishes new nature reserve to protect endangered Karkloof Blue Butterfly
New KwaZulu-Natal nature reserve safeguards one of the last known breeding grounds of the endangered Karkloof Blue Butterfly.Deep in the Karkloof Valley north of...
OlsAro closes €5m seed investment to scale climate-resilient cereal genetics
OlsAro, the Swedish AgTech company developing climate-resilient cereal genetics, has raised €5 million in seed funding to develop its SeedAX platform and bring its...
Precision Farming in Africa: Opportunity in a Data-Driven Era
Africa's agricultural sector faces rising food demand, climate pressure and tight input budgets all at once. Precision farming, which uses GPS, sensors, drones, satellite...
Polish seed producer compares germination after PERUN rocket flight
A rocket flight is not a normal step in the seed production process. For Polish seed producer TORAF, however, one group of seeds has...
Corteva Raises the Bar on Seed Testing with Precision-Driven Approach
Seed quality is often associated with a laboratory test and a number printed on a seed bag. However, according to Viwe Siwisa Quality Testing...