The continent imported more than $55 billion worth of food last year, projected to double to $110 billion in 2025
They produce about a third of the world’s food and fair pricing is critical to secure their livelihoods, build resilience and tackle issues such as food security and climate change
Answers to South Africa’s food system problems could lie in the pre-colonial epoch
Food-price inflation has a direct effect on people’s lives — and it hits the poor the hardest
No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture
Small businesses are integral to climate-change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. But they need to be given the funds and support to succeed
Young people, of which the continent has many, could be key to innovating intelligent technology solutions that help farmers produce food efficiently
A new study shows how 45% of the available food supply is wasted in the country
Climate change not only affects the nutritional value of food crops, but also leaves the food supply system vulnerable to production shocks, study finds
Tough decisions ahead for humankind, if we hope to save the planet
Adding to the sanctions against them, North Korea’s struggle to feed itself has hit a new low.
Although the problems are enormous, cities can also offer unique opportunities to reduce poverty, deliver prosperity and economic development
That’s not the research findings the proponents of small-scale, organic agriculture want to hear
From tiny harvests two decades ago, the West African country now holds the cashew crown, supplanting India as the biggest producer of the nut
Almost one third of the food we eat comes from animal pollination, but understanding the plants and pollinators relationship isn’t straightforward.
The fight against high and rising food prices will require the mobilisation of all social forces, the Gauteng Food Summit was told on Friday.
Almost 70 years after Britons were urged to Dig For Victory to produce hearty home-grown food to help the war effort, domestic horticulture is coming back.
The rising cost of food is a time bomb that could result in uprisings, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma told the World Economic Forum on Africa on Thursday.
World leaders will seek on Thursday to agree an action plan to tackle the global food crisis after three days of wrangling.