Changes in maize production could create complications for Kenya, sub-Saharan Africa’s major importer, because of its policy on genetically modified maize.
African-owned food retailers are increasing their footprints across the continent.
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The new initiative reproduces the core weaknesses of post-apartheid state land and agricultural policy. These have done little to improve the livelihoods of the poor.
Hard work and poor prospects for smallholder farming households in Africa.
Swathi Sridharan (formerly ICRISAT, Bulawayo)
David Harris, Bangor University; Jordan Chamberlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) et Kai Mausch, Center for International Forestry Research – World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)
Smallholder farming might not be able to generate enough value on its own, but farmers still need support.
A woman and baby on a bicycle taxi in Salima, Malawi. Some Malawian men are becoming more involved in childcare.
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A big rise in armed attacks in the Sahel - and the intensity of the attacks in recent years - is now seen as a major source of concern.
A man walks through a greenhouse in October 2017 at a learning centre in Uganda where sustainable agriculture techniques, such as drought-resistant crops and tree planting, are taught.
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