Experts and practitioners come together to improve nutrition outcomes in agricultural development in West...
A regional knowledge and experience sharing workshop that addresses nutrition, rural development and food system transformation began today in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Improving food...
The impact of smallholder tobacco commercialisation on food security in Southern Africa
The Southern Africa session began with four presentations, highlighting key regional concerns. Mirriam Matita, APRA Malwai Country Lead and Economics PhD Student at the...
There is no reason to be caught unawares by blight
Prevention is better than cure. That is an old saying which remains relevant today, especially when it comes to diseases on potatoes. It is...
Contributions of a century-old olive tree to climate and soil
On January 14, 2023, scientists, and researchers from the African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) and the Tunisian Olive Institute (OIT) gathered at OIT’s experimental...
CRESCERE, a novel research project on new vegetable protein sources to satisfy future demands
Eight Spanish companies are working together to find new protein sources in fruits and vegetables.
Health and wellness are a trend that is creating...
One million farmers in Africa to benefit from new initiative to extend icipe’s highly...
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) has received a grant amounting to EUR 2,999,760.58 through the Fund for the Promotion of...
How Kenya’s plant breeding stations are investing in women in science
In agricultural research, a notable gender gap persists, particularly within the crop breeding sector. While women have often been well-represented in breeding labs and...
The greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens
New analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater...
Agrochemicals Market at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5%, from 2016 to...
The global agrochemical market should reach $266.0 billion by 2021 from $213.2 billion in 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5%,...
Benchmarking trace mineral levels in pig feed
Did you ever wonder about the trace mineral levels in pig feed your neighbour is using compared to you? Well researchers surveyed animal feed...