Yet Africa’s smallholder farmers who are the backbone of food systems only apply just 18kg of fertiliser per hectare in ...

Global demand for arable land is rising, making Africa a key target for large-scale acquisitions to tackle food and energy ...

Systemic gaps in supply services of farm inputs and inadequate local fertiliser production perpetuate degraded soils, ...

Despite being home to roughly 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa is plagued by food insecurity. This is due to factors including supply chain issues, low productivity ...

DODOMA: WHEN Mzee Mnyamani first heard that the government was moving to Dodoma, he laughed so hard he almost dropped his thermos of uji.

Up to 17% of cropland worldwide is contaminated with at least one type of toxic heavy metal, posing health risks to up to 1.4 ...

In interviews with company officials and residents, The Associated Press explored one of the growing number of foreign investment projects targeting Africa, home to about 60% of the world’s remaining ...

By running their samples through artificial intelligence-assisted analysis, the researchers found that between 14-17% of arable land is contaminated by at least one of the metals ... The researchers ...

Africa is home to approximately 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, offering immense potential to bolster both regional and global food security. However, logistical inefficiencies ...

Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many ...