By Emmanuel Ntirenganya Africa should not be relying on foreign countries such as Russia and Ukraine for food supplies, rather it should invest in enough resources, including technologies in the…
By Philipp Sandner Drought, COVID-19 and the Russian war against Ukraine are fomenting a hunger crisis in Africa. The continent has enough fertile soil and water to meet its own…
By Abdulkareem Mojeed The initiative will provide 20 million African smallholder farmers with certified seeds and will increase access to fertilizers and enable them to rapidly produce 38 million tons…
By Lazarus Amukeshe NAMIBIAN exporters of vegetables to Botswana, especially those along the fertile Zambezi region, might have it tough if that country effects its plan to expand its ban…
By Joseph Chamie Portland, USA — People require food, with more people requiring more food and less people requiring less food. Despite that self-evident relationship, most governments appear reluctant to…
Sitraka Niaina Raharinaiv / WFP A five-year-old girl eats corn for lunch in Madagascar. Her mother is a farmer and feeds her family with what she can produce, despite drought…
At least 10 export bans, or trade restriction measures, have been developed by countries in over a month. Picture: Reuters There is the risk that more countries will impose export…
By Ojwang Joe Kisumu — The government has kicked off the implementation of a number of emergency response measures to avert a food crisis in the country following the outbreak…
image: Pixabay The Director General (DG) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, weekend said the future of Nigeria’s food security lies…