Low productivity is one of the biggest challenges facing Uganda’s maize industry. But smallholder farmers still won’t adopt improved seed.
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Collective action by the industry and government is key to unlocking opportunities for small and medium-sized citrus growers.
Communities who are the custodians of the knowledge associated with African traditional medicinal plants must derive a fair economic return from these natural resources.
Municipalities are now forced to identify new cemetery planning methods and models that are environmentally sensitive and consistent with diverse cultural practices, and facilitate social cohesion.
Agricultural investments could play a role in reducing poverty and improving food security.
Beyond the struggle for land and water, new triggers of conflict between farmers and herders have emerged in northern Nigeria.
The Nigerian ministry of agriculture and rural development needs to focus on the adoption of modern rice processing techniques.
Less than 1% of the world’s research is produced in Africa.
Study finds that Victoria Falls, a nature-based tourism resort town, is a significant contributor to carbon emissions throughout the tourism value chain in the area.
Burkina Faso’s genetically modified cotton success narrative was built on studies with methodological problems.
Healthcare professionals should develop new ways of measuring health outcomes, taking relevant cultural factors into consideration.
Children have made many sacrifices because of the country’s COVID-19 response, including social isolation, lack of education opportunities and reduced access to nutrition programmes.
Africa is far from having an ageing farming population. What is missing is a critical mass of skilled, young farmers with access to finance who could drive productivity in farming.
Poor and inconsistent pricing data makes it hard to assess agricultural markets.
Kampala, like many other cities in sub-Saharan Africa, has a critical data gap on the scale and magnitude of air pollution.
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A second vaccine trial is under way in South Africa. Here is all you need to know.
Female traditional leaders are an important community bloc that needs to be utilised more often.
There is not much information on artefacts used by Stone Age humans to make sound and music – but the first comprehensive survey is a good start.
Poor populations bore a disproportionately higher burden of poor health.
There is a high burden of reproductive illnesses among Nigerian women but a lot of it hidden because of an unspoken rule of silence.
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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