Special report

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How Kenyan farmer built a thriving gooseberry processing business

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Development, Opinion

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The Intersection Between Food Safety and Food Security: Achieving Safe Food in Food-Insecure Countries

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Development

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Turning food waste prevention into a scalable climate solution

Food loss and waste drives a major climate problem, generating an estimated 8–10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. PHOTO CREDIT: ADOBE STOCKTurning…

Crops

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Kenyan innovators develop solar cold rooms

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Topical

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How AI can help reduce food loss and waste in Nigeria’s tomato value chain

A basket of tomatoes sits in a market in Jos, Nigeria. A new project will use AI tools to assess tomato quality at various…

Development, Topical

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Ugandan scientists tackle grain, pulse losses in the store

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Crops

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Plantain farmers equipped with skills to combat post-harvest losses

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Topical

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From rot to retail: why incentives and value addition can curb food loss

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Alarm over tons of food thrown away by Ugandan consumers

Farmers showcasing traditional food from Central and Eastern Uganda during a food show in Kampala recently. PHOTO CREDIT LOMINDA AFEDRARU.Alarm over tons of food…

Opinion

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Beyond the bin: minimising Africa’s food loss

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Special report

How Kenyan farmer built a thriving gooseberry processing business

The Intersection Between Food Safety and Food Security: Achieving Safe Food in Food-Insecure Countries

Turning food waste prevention into a scalable climate solution

Kenyan innovators develop solar cold rooms

How AI can help reduce food loss and waste in Nigeria’s tomato value chain

Ugandan scientists tackle grain, pulse losses in the store

Plantain farmers equipped with skills to combat post-harvest losses

From rot to retail: why incentives and value addition can curb food loss

Alarm over tons of food thrown away by Ugandan consumers

Beyond the bin: minimising Africa’s food loss

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