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2 weeks ago

Uganda bets on high-yielding sesame varieties to cut cooking oil imports

Simsim breeding farm. PHOTO CREDIT: LOMINDA AFEDRARU.Uganda bets on high-yielding sesame varieties to cut cooking oil importsBy Lominda Afedraru Download PDFSesame, locally known as…

Development, Topical

2 weeks ago

El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027

Exceptionally warm tropical Pacific waters are driving the strengthening El Niño. PHOTO CREDIT: WMO.El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme…

Crops, Development

2 weeks ago

15 years for a seed

Side by side under the same sun and soil: maize plants with intact, full leaves stand next to plants whose leaves are shredded by…

Topical

3 months ago

How Kenyan farmer built a thriving gooseberry processing business

An employee at Gooseberry Delight. PHOTO CREDIT: ZABLON OYUGIHow Kenyan farmer built a thriving gooseberry processing businessBy Zablon Oyugi Download PDFFor many Kenyans, gooseberries…

Development, Opinion

3 months ago

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

Greenhouse cultivation at Panuka Farms, a small horticulture business in Zambia. PHOTO CREDIY: LINK MEDIA/ WORLD BANKThe Intersection Between Food Safety and Food Security:…

Development

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

Kenyan innovators develop solar cold rooms

Peter Mutua and Peter Muhoho pose for a photo next to their cold room facilityKenyan innovators develop solar cold roomsBy Zablon Oyugi Download PDFIn…

Topical

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

Ugandan scientists tackle grain, pulse losses in the store

Food processing (1)Ugandan scientists tackle grain, pulse losses in the storeBy Ngalame Elias Download PDFIf you thought that post-harvest handling of grains and pulses…

Crops

3 months ago

Plantain farmers equipped with skills to combat post-harvest losses

Women contributing to agricultural production through plantain farming. PHOTO CREDIT: IITAPlantain farmers equipped with skills to combat post-harvest lossesBy Ngalame Elias Download PDFSome 300…

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Uganda bets on high-yielding sesame varieties to cut cooking oil imports

El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027

15 years for a seed

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

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