Small and medium agricultural enterprises are the key to transforming food systems and improving food security in Africa. The African continent faces severe food insecurity. Prolonged drought and extreme weather events caused by the climate crisis mean around 23 million people ...
Agroecology is sustainable farming that works with nature. It promotes farming practices that mitigate climate change. These include reducing emissions, recycling resources and prioritising local supply chains, work with wildlife by managing the impact of farming on wildlife and harnessing ...
South African Black citrus farmers have been held back by EU protectionism, President Cyril Ramaphosa has told the Belgian King Philippe. South Africa’s citrus trade with the EU is currently held back by “protectionism”, President Cyril Ramaphosa told a recent ...
Under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, Africa’s need to import so much will be reduced, and domestic processing capacity boosted massively. Agriculture accounts for roughly one-third of the African continent’s GDP provides a livelihood for 50% of ...
Consider sowing drought-tolerant seed varieties that can withstand drought and other climatic and environmental hazards to ensure food security. That is Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) advise farmers, especially those in the food basket regions. This is because those varieties of ...