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Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premiumAnge Aboa

Global food prices rebounds in July

Global food prices rebounds in July

7 Aug 2023

Cocoa prices hit highest in 12 years in New York

Cocoa prices hit highest in 12 years in New York

By Marcelo Teixeira 19 Jul 2023

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Drought-hit Kenyans find gold in tea trees - but for how long?

Moraa Obiria 8 Mar 2018

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

7 Mar 2018

Olive mills don't just produce oil – they also generate a lot of wastewater (Credit: )

A new life for olive oil waste

Ben Coxworth 5 Mar 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

2 Mar 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

Improving responsible agricultural supply chains critical to fulfilling SDGs

21 Feb 2018

Darvin.wilson via

Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Kenya lifts temporary ban on avocado exports

7 Feb 2018

Global cereal output heading for a record

2 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

Brexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Eleonore Voisard 7 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Free-Photos via

New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

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Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Drought-hit Kenyans find gold in tea trees - but for how long?

Moraa Obiria 8 Mar 2018

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

Dedicated website set up to address Listeriosis questions and concerns

7 Mar 2018

Olive mills don't just produce oil – they also generate a lot of wastewater (Credit: )

A new life for olive oil waste

Ben Coxworth 5 Mar 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

2 Mar 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

Improving responsible agricultural supply chains critical to fulfilling SDGs

21 Feb 2018

Darvin.wilson via

Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Kenya lifts temporary ban on avocado exports

7 Feb 2018

Global cereal output heading for a record

2 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

Brexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Eleonore Voisard 7 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Free-Photos via

New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Governors want bloom back into pyrethrum crop

Francis Mureithi 9 Oct 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

Seed company rolls out maize variety for arid and semi-arid areas

Irene Mugo 1 Aug 2017

Left to Right: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya Chairman Apollo Owuor welcomes newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer, Hosea Machuki to the association

Kenya's horticulture sector to undergo major changes as new standard comes into play

28 Jun 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Clues and solutions to Kenya's puzzling food price crisis

Timothy Njagi Njeru 2 Jun 2017

Kenya eyes blue economy to net more from fishing

Kenya eyes blue economy to net more from fishing

Winnie Atieno 4 May 2017