All articles in 'Agrifocus'
The President promised to unlock the region's economy by reviving viable economic projects that had...
11th October 2022Africa produces roughly 100 species of cotton and hosts six cotton-growing basins, the largest of wh...
15th June 2021Weeds are major constraints to cassava production in Africa, contributing to yield reduction and pla...
5th May 2020Over the years, the coffee value chain in EAC has witnessed a remarkable transformation.
3rd March 2020Father of Cassava, Dr. Dixon, proffers strategies on How Researchers Can Disseminate Agricultural In...
7th January 2020No matter our good intentions, we will not see a transformation in agriculture if we continue to inv...
20th August 2019The way we produce, consume and discard food is no longer sustainable.
13th August 2019Phytolacca dodecandra is a sprawling woody climber with stems reaching 5–10 m in length,
2nd July 2019We have entered into a new phase of cooperation with African Farmers Organisations
25th June 2019Africa has some 58 million kids that are stunted, meaning they are too short for their age.
28th August 2018“You have to be willing to invest ahead of the curve,” says Peter Veal. “Some of our competitors hav...
17th July 2018CmiA - an Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTf) initiative - represents a prestigious sustainability stan...
5th December 2017Significant productivity gains have been recorded globally in food production, including in Africa,...
17th October 2017Improved weed control help Nigerian farmers to record 27tons/ha from on-farm demonstration farms
9th October 2017ACP’s share of world fisheries trade remains minimal
18th September 2017Fish is the main animal protein source for more than 30% of the African population and employs over...
11th July 2017Open trade in food encourages specialization which in turn encourages economies of scale
11th July 2017There is no reason why our world or Africa, my continent, should have problems of hunger and malnutr...
20th June 2017The key is to turn Africa’s natural comparative advantage in agriculture into a competitive advantag...
30th May 2017Aliko Dangote will become the single largest rice producer in the world in the next four to five yea...
10th May 201725 Postharvest Technology Innovators From East Africa to Pitch in Postharvest Technologies Fair and...
3rd May 2017Interviews with 438 Agrodealers from Eight Counties Finds Farmer Demand Often Exceeds Supply at Loca...
15th February 2017A comprehensive transformation of the agriculture sector in Africa towards agro-allied industrializa...
19th January 2017I believe that agriculture is an inherently profitable sector because people must eat.
9th May 2016The Forum, dubbed “Seize the Moment: Africa Rising through Agricultural Transformation,” focuses on...
6th September 2016Almost eight hundred million men, women and children will not have enough food to eat today
12th September 2016Africa needs to feed itself and develop with pride. There is no reason for Africa to be a net food-i...
20th September 2016Africa needs to invest more in science and technology to become more efficient and competitive in ag...
14th June 2016We must involve famers not only in agenda, but in the actual running of the business of agriculture...
18th April 2016