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The future of agriculture will be shaped by the current challenges that the sector is facing. While progress in agriculture productivity has recently been made, effects of climate change...

Agriculture plays an important role in African economies, despite low productivity compared to other continents and lagging participation in global value chains. There is also an unmet...

There are a wide range of biotechnologies available and many of them have been, and are currently being, used in many situations and sectors worldwide to solve the myriad...

Highlights: By applying multivariate probit combination, sorting organic from inorganic waste and using organic waste as compost had contributed to success in engagement in circular bio economy...

Achieving SDG2 (zero hunger) in a situation of rapid global population growth requires a continued focus on food production. Farming not merely needs to sustainably produce...

Nourrir 1,5 milliard puis deux milliards d’Africains respectivement en 2030 et en 2050 est un défi que le continent a la...

Climate change and extreme weather events are heightening levels of acute food insecurity and food crises around the world. As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and deals...

While agriculture is the life-wire for many African economies, the sector has been exposed to multiple shocks, leading to food insecurity concerns. COVID-19′s seemingly perennial nature...

Soil health is commonly defined as the ability to generate sufficient crop yields while maintaining the future productive capacity of soils and the ecosystem services soils regulate and deliver...

Highlights: The Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Implementation Plan (CSAIP) 2022-2032 is a framework for African countries, Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and other development stakeholders as...