Argentine grain harvests threatened by persistent drought
Buenos Aires – Argentina lost half of its seasonal soybean harvest in its main production area – the rich... Read more
17 Jan, 2023
Prickly pear producers predict cacti cosmetics cash-in
Zelfen – Rows of sprawling cacti fill a valley in central Tunisia, where producers are hoping the spiky fruit... Read more
24 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast and Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices
Abidjan – Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, said on Monday there had been progress... Read more
22 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast, Ghana throw down gauntlet on cocoa price
Bringakro – The world’s chocolate industry could be in for a turbulent ride as the two biggest cocoa producers... Read more
20 Nov, 2022
Smallholder farmers in Africa and South Asia get $1.4billion climate boost
Sharm el Sheikh – Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia reeling from global warming impacts got a... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
Millions at risk of climate displacement in Middle East
Cairo – Little rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed region in the... Read more
30 Oct, 2022
Hunger forces hard choices in Nigeria’s conflict-hit northeast
Gongulong – Ten years ago the threat of jihadist violence forced Falmata Mustapha to abandon the fertile land that her... Read more
26 Oct, 2022
Food crisis looms in Nigeria as floods destroy crops
Abuja – Usman Musa had spent more than $1 300 on his 10-hectare rice farm in Nigeria’s Kogi state,... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
Hungry elephants, Cameroon farmers struggle to coexist
Campo – Banana growers on the edge of a giant national park on Cameroon’s Atlantic coast say they can... Read more
17 Oct, 2022
Court challenge in Kenya over GM crops
Nairobi – A Kenyan lawyer said on Friday he has filed a court challenge to a decision by the... Read more
15 Oct, 2022
