Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be a boon for maize crops in tropical growing regions like those found in much of Africa.
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Changes in maize production could create complications for Kenya, sub-Saharan Africa’s major importer, because of its policy on genetically modified maize.
Commitments made on the global stage must now be followed through with policy and regulatory reform at national, regional and continental levels.
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.
Smallholder farming might not be able to generate enough value on its own, but farmers still need support.
While not all men are willing to become involved in women and children’s health, some situations force them take on ‘women’s work’.
A significant change in political mentality is required to shore up one of Africa’s leading lights.
There have been some positive strides made in getting smallholders involved in digital agriculture in Africa
The abandonment of crop farming fields isn’t new. But some researchers say it’s accelerated in the last two decades.
Across Africa less than 10% of the population is connected to a sewer system. But the waste could be used elsewhere.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to double the price of petrol shows very poor judgement and bad leadership.
Medium-scale farms are an important driver of agricultural and rural transformation in much of Africa.
South Africa has made progress towards interrupting the looting of land by chiefs, state officials and mining capital.
It’s one thing to come up with food security plans. But implementing them is tough.
The private-sector plays an increasing role helping agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa adapt to a changing climate.
African countries need to urgently develop coherent and strategic policies around water, land and agriculture.
Big data can be used to properly advise smallholder farmers in Africa and help guide pest monitoring efforts.
We found that even when women own land, their husbands are still perceived as household heads.
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.
At present on the African continent, the politics of persuasion are especially consequential in the area of agri-food research and development.
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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MSU Foundation Professor, Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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CEO, Crops for the Future Research Centre and Professor of Global Food Security, University of Nottingham
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Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician and Public Health Scientist, MidMichigan Health, University of Michigan
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Graduate Teaching Assistant in Biology, University of Utah
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Founding Director of Program on Intrastate Conflict, Harvard Kennedy School
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Doctoral Student, Nutrition Epidemiology, Harvard University
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PhD Candidate in Environmental Systems, University of California, Merced
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria, and Visiting Professor of International Relations, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor in Soil Chemistry, Cranfield University
