All articles in 'Agrifocus'
More than 60 per cent of the world’s population growth will be in sub-Saharan Africa. Climate change...
8th December 2009For Africa and most developing countries, the agricultural sector and law enforcement systems have b...
7th December 2009The Rwanda Investment Plan has clear priorities for addressing hunger, malnutrition and poverty chal...
11th December 2009“Climate change has brought humanity to a critical crossroads,” says Gerald Nelson, a senior researc...
14th December 2009For hundreds of millions of people in Africa, climate change is not about lowering smoke stack emiss...
15th December 200945 percent of Malawians – nearly half the population – will be without food between now and December...
5th January 2010It is important to push for stewardship in the quest to feed the world and accumulate wealth.
15th December 2009A step to reduce wastage say, in crop production, can go a long way in addressing environmental conc...
21st December 2009Farmers can exercise the right of consciously suspending "immediate gratification" if offered wider...
29th December 2009Farmers can exercise the right of consciously suspending "immediate gratification" if offered wider...
5th January 2010Africa is growing backwards. Koreans, Chinese and now Arabs have bought huge parcels of fertile land...
11th January 2010Populations facing starvation have not consciously opted to be hungry in order to enjoy life on anot...
12th January 2010Local farmers say the improved seeds have raised their incomes, improved health and agricultural pro...
19th January 2010Large swathes of land in western Kenya are infected by bacteria by the name Ralstonia solanacearum.
19th January 2010All familiar banana types - cooking, juicing, dessert and plantain - are in danger of being wiped ou...
25th January 2010Bacteria wilt coincidently attacks crops that are fast moving at the market place such as tomatoes,...
26th January 2010Africans should also invest in food production in other African countries to ensure food security at...
1st February 2010A reader was incensed at my use of “Conspiracy on crop production” in my previous posting. Sure enou...
3rd February 2010Yields doubled from 10 to 20 tonnes per hectare per year in Central Uganda with modest fertilizer ap...
8th February 2010A reader was incensed at my use of “Conspiracy on crop production” in my previous posting. Sure en...
9th February 2010Supposing agro-based companies offered a value proposition for “better life;” an estimated 750 milli...
16th February 2010“Feeding the growing populations of the developing world is a daunting challenge that also presents...
16th February 2010