Rates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse. The UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World ...

Ba grew up helping her parents clear their fields, sow seeds, harvest crops and gather fodder to feed their livestock. Now ...

At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the soil and ...

Agroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, are vital to achieving sustainable cocoa production in West Africa where 70% of the world cocoa is produced.

The West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) has engaged senior journalists on interventions to promote food ...

Alan Kyerematen’s bold vision to transform the regions in the north into the food basket of West Africa has struck a chord ...

Agricultural practices may be unsustainable. This often happens when farmers have limited control over how and what they farm. The west African nation of Mali, for example, has focused on cotton ...

West Africa, the leading producer of cocoa ... Additionally, sustainable farming practices, such as agroforestry, where cocoa plants are grown alongside other crops and trees, can enhance ...

As African farmers struggle with unpredictability caused by climate change, some are looking into contract farming, which involves growing a certain crop for a price set in advance. About 400 ...