Despite vast agricultural potential, Africa still imports billions of dollars’ worth of food and depends heavily on food aid.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crop losses in African countries due to insect pests are estimated at 49% of the expected total crop yield each year, according to ...

As the effects of climate change continue to pose significant threats to food security worldwide, the scientific community is turning to innovative solutions. One such solution lies in gene-edited ...

African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three—wheat, maize, and rice—accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the ...

North Africa’s wheat production could rise by 20 per cent in 2026, which would limit durum demand from that important region ...

The South African agriculture sector risks losing competitiveness as ongoing crisis management at government level undermines ...

In Lagos, Nigeria, where the hum of the city mingles with the aroma of freshly baked bread, Chef Juliet Aigbe, known affectionally as “Chef Juls,” slides a grain-free wedding cake into a large ...

Crop diversification is an important part of achieving nutrition security; the risks of reliance on a single crop are immense. Sub-Saharan Africa, suggests a new study in Nature Food, must diversify ...

Cash crops, such as coffee or rice, are crops that are planted for the purpose of selling on the market or for export to make a profit. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate ...

Abdulrazak Najim is a Nigerian entrepreneur and business strategist. He is the chief executive officer of Noba Africa Agro ...

Of all Africa's cereal grains, sorghum is the most important. It shares top billing with pearl millet in the drier zones and with maize in the wetter ones. In fact, Africa devotes more hectares to ...

Of all the world's cereals, pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) 1 is the sixth most important. Descended from a wild West African grass, it was domesticated more than 4,000 years ago, probably in what ...