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The pink periwinkle is used as a tonic and emetic for the treatment of many health conditions. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images

July 12, 2022

Africa is a treasure trove of medicinal plants: here are seven that are popular

Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, North-West University and Nox Makunga, Stellenbosch University

Thousands of plant species are used in African traditional medicine. Extracts from some of these plants are part of important pharmaceutical drugs.

Agricultural mechanisation can reduce work burden, increase prosperity and enhance diets. Shutterstock

December 29, 2020

Tractors can change farming in good ways and bad: lessons from four African countries

Thomas Daum, University of Hohenheim

Agricultural mechanisation can be accompanied with appropriate policies that help to harness its potentials while minimising potential negative effects.

Harvest from a confined field trial in Uganda shows a significantly higher yield (right) for the 3R Victoria potato, and without the use of fungicide. CIP

December 9, 2020

Why a new potato variety could be a game-changer for farmers in East Africa

Tadessa Daba, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research

Could bioengineered potatoes play a crucial role in food security?

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Nox Makunga
Associate Professor: Medicinal plant biotechnology, Stellenbosch University
Thomas Daum
Senior Research Fellow, University of Hohenheim
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
Professor, North-West University
Tadessa Daba
Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Directorate, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research

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