Research

Six cities have committed to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s launched “green cities” programme of action for Africa.The aim of...

Plant breeders in Uganda and Tanzania have developed drought-tolerant and disease-resistant banana hybrids that are intended to support the commercialization of East Africa’s banana...

The government of Kenya has announced plans to introduce hybrid rice seeds for commercial production next season.This follows a partnership between the government and...

Africa’s agricultural sector is set for exponential growth in the coming decade. This is according to research done by Microsoft and compiled by Africa...

Winners of Bayer’s Grants4Ag competition research projects geared to protecting farmers’ crops around the world.More than 20...

2009 AWARD Fellow, Mary Oyunga, on a farm visitSmallholder farmers across Africa are looking to science to...

One of Africa’s biggest science funds, Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) has rolled out US $3.3million in...

This year brought some bad news on the climate change front: researchers found that ice is melting faster worldwide, and there’s a...

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icipe releases wasp to control devastating tomato leafminer In a landmark move for tomato production in Africa, the...