The Collaborative Better Cotton project with UNDP helps over 2,100 farmers adopt sustainable cotton farming practices aligned with global quality standards, increasing yields and reducing fertiliser use.
Police say the suspects are expected to appear before a court on charges of house robbery, attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition
Farmers faced beatings, threats and forced removals from their fields in several communities, as Palestinian officials report hundreds of attacks targeting the olive harvest since the start of October.
A continent-wide assessment presented at FAO says 46 of 53 African countries estimate combined climate adaptation needs of $566 billion, with at least $80 billion linked specifically to agriculture.
Benin bets on turning its cotton crop into clothes at home
Coffee, along with gold, is among Uganda’s leading commodity exports and a major source of foreign exchange.
The Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, bars anyone, including farmers, from converting cocoa farms for other uses without approval from market regulator
Armed attackers have killed at least 60 people in central South Sudan during a cattle raid on Sunday.
The region has been hit by intense heat and harmattan winds which have been unseasonably dry and strong.
Authorities said the legislation would give all cocoa farms protected status, making it a criminal offence to repurpose farms.
Farmers have previously been suspected of deliberately poisoning elephants to prevent them from eating crops.
The claim alleges that the pipeline violates Uganda's Constitution and breaches the country's environmental and climate legislation.
Somalia received modern equipment from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) on Sunday to strengthen and modernise the operations of the Agricultural and Irrigation Ministry.
Global attention has focused on the disrupted oil and gas trade, but the UN warns that the blockade also threatens global food security, particularly in Africa and Asia.
Agriculture minister Mohamed Abdi Hayir says the country stands at a critical crossroads between dependency and self-reliance.
The father of tech billionaire Elon Musk is working on a project to provide refugee status in Russia for South African farmers, he told AFP on Tuesday.
President Yoweri Museveni, 81, creates a buzz on social media after speaking on his liking for natural indigenous African foods, which he says contribute to his strength and health.
Civil society groups call on World Bank Group to redirect billions from industrial livestock to sustainable, community-led food systems
Authorities fined four Chinese-flagged ships after they entered South African waters without proper permission.
Nigeria’s UNESCO-listed Argungu Fishing and Cultural Festival is one of the biggest cultural events in West Africa.
Bioactive ingredients in coffee and tea such as caffeine and polyphenols have emerged as possible factors that reduce nerve cell inflammation and damage while protecting against cognitive decline, new study reveals.
The agreement will provide the Turkish fishing industry with access to Somali waters and is intended to open new job opportunities to Somali people and expanding the country's reach in global trade.
Seven people, including National Police Service reservists, were killed on Saturday in coordinated cattle-rustling attacks that hit multiple villages in Upper Eastern Kenya, authorities said.
The children's deaths in towns under a blockade that “prevents the entry of food and medicine and puts the lives of thousands of civilians at risk.”
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