IN 1995, an American researcher, Lester R Brown published a controversial paper titled, Who will feed China? A wake-up call ...

Zambia has faced growing climate challenges—from floods to prolonged droughts—impacting crops and deepening food insecurity. In this five-part series, follow a United Nations World Food Programme ...

Around 75% of the world’s land is already degraded, and unless we reverse course, up to 90% could be degraded by 2050, ...

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is empowering National Plant Protection Organisations in Africa to ...

My visit to China Agricultural University (CAU) on July 30, 2025 revealed far more than expected – it offered a compelling ...

A stark dossier, ominously titled "Inquiry on Impact and Control of Illegal Zambian Tobacco Seed in Zimbabwe," lays bare the ...

Tobacco industry stakeholders in Zimbabwe have sounded the alarm over a surge in cheap, low-quality tobacco seeds allegedly smuggled from Zambia, warning that ...

Newsday Zimbabwe TOBACCO industry stakeholders have raised alarm over an influx of cheap, low-quality seeds allegedly ...

Tanzania’s recent decision to reserve small businesses for its citizens is creating a storm, threatening to become a new ...

O. Olarewaju, L. Baiyegunhi, O. Fawole, and T. MabhaudhiRising temperatures, erratic rainfall and degraded soils are already shrinking ­harvests. This is pushing millions ...

Kenyan lawmakers and business leaders in East Africa are protesting the latest roadblock erected by Tanzania barring ...

A new global analysis by the US's National Drought Mitigation Center and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), published in July 2025, reveals that Botswana is among the countries most ...