AllAfrica on MSN8h
Civil Society Says Court Decision Blocking GM Crops 'A Pivotal Moment', Calls for Protection of Farmers' Rights and Food Sovereignty [press release]
Greenpeace Africa, Kenya Peasants League, and BIBA Kenya have praised the recent landmark decision by the Court of Appeal temporarily halting the importation of genetically modified (GM) crops into ...
I’ve spent years helping people hit by crises in Africa – drought, conflict & crop fails have left millions in dire need
THE severe humanitarian problems in Africa are in danger of being forgotten. As the catastrophic events in Gaza continue to ...
Monitor3d
Africa’s tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows
To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since 2005, 22.7 million hectares of land in sub-Saharan Africa has been acquired ...
ABC News on MSN11d
Kenyans grapple with elephants destroying crops
Elephants risk human conflict while shaping Africa’s ecosystems. However, Makima said his most effective tool is his beehive fence. A project by Save the Elephants found that elephants avoid crops up ...
Confectionery Production3d
Resilient South African raisin crops destined for core UK and European markets
A new report from the South African raisin market has indicated that suppliers are set to deliver high-volume, quality export ...
The first fossil thrips in Africa: this tiny insect pest met its end in a volcanic lake 90 million years ago
Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...