Nigeria records 80% loss in crop yield
The 2022 Wet Season Agricultural Performance Survey in Nigeria carried out by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liason Services (NAERLs), Ahmadu Bello University,...
CABI-led study provides comprehensive review of devastating fall armyworm pest
A CABI-led study involving 57 scientists from 46 different institutions has provided a comprehensive review of the devastating fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) including details...
Call for Innovative Approaches to enhance Climate Adaptation for Agriculture in Africa | $100,000...
Deadline: 15-Jan-2023The Grand Challenges in Global Health (GCGH) is pleased to announce the African Agriculture Climate Adaptation Research System.‘This Challenge seeks innovative approaches to...
AfDB Vice President (VP) Presents 2022 African Economic Outlook to Harvard Community
The report titled, Supporting Climate Resilience and a Just Energy Transition in Africa, highlights the growing threat climate change poses to lives and livelihoods...
Protein cited as Climate Change driver
Africa needs to digress from animal to nature-friendly plant proteins, one of the factors fueling the escalation of the climate change crisis afflicting communities,...
UFS mathematician to lead African Mathematical Union Commission for Research and Innovation
Prof Abdon Atangana, Professor of Applied Mathematics in the Institute for Groundwater Studies (IGS) at the University of the Free State (UFS), will serve...
New centre on innovative horticulture centre opening at SA’s Stellenbosch University
South Africa's Stellenbosch University in Cape Town in partnership with local and Dutch companies will next Thursday launch the HortiDemoCentre.The new centre will specialise...
Perennial rice incorporates African wild rice genes and halves production cost
An estimated 670 million people are projected to be undernourished in 2030, as noted in FAO’s The State of Food Security and Nutrition in...
AfDB launches incubation centre at Kenya’s PAUSTI University
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-financed Incubation Centre of Excellence has opened its doors at the Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences Technology and...
Major new study shows “concerning” levels of physical and mental health problems among farmers...
A major new study shows “concerning” levels of physical and mental health problems among farmers and agricultural workers.The survey of thousands of people living...