Food Production

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.