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The minimum wage is rising in many parts of Canada, but it masks the impact of seismic changes to the agriculture, food and retail industries brought about by new technologies.
Governments on the African continent must increase their investment in research and development so that science can yield self-sufficiency.
Many alien plants and animals have been introduced to Africa from other regions and spread from country to country, often having devastating effects.
Human alteration of the natural environment will make malaria increasingly difficult to control in the years to come.
Generally conflicts are not caused by climate change. But it can lead to complex security risks.
Agriculture and the pulp and paper industries, forestry and mining also contribute.
In light of World Oceans Day, it’s important to note the important role aquaculture can have on the continent.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) roadmap towards greater regional trade integration and development is a good start but lacks detail.
Climate change, rising food demand and globalization are putting pressure on world food production. New research explores the risk of failures in several of the world’s breadbasket regions at once.
Uganda needs to boost manufacturing and exports to realise the ambitions listed in its social and economic development plan.
Africa’s orphan crops are under-researched and underutilised. They can be a vital tool in combating food and nutrition insecurity on the continent.
Kenya’s high consumer food prices are worrying because they are unresponsive to the policies pursued. The country needs to address this and improve planning to attain stability.
Beekeeping cannot depend on a single forage source. This makes the business of ensuring bees have what they need to stay healthy a precarious business.
Many African countries are still searching for inclusive commercial farming models that can bring in private investment without dispossessing local people.
Africa’s overall contribution to research might be small, but smart people are undertaking smart and important work on and about the continent.
New study finds little evidence that farmers consciously tried to turn wild plants into more useful crops.
Elon Musk struck a blow for open IP, so should other sustainable industries go the same way?
Tanzania and Uganda have improved gender integration in agriculture policy. But a lot still needs to be done in the allocation of resources and transformation.
The move by the African Union to develop a policy to regulate the impact of firms on human rights puts it ahead of other regions as it seeks to guide companies conducting activities on the continent.
Top contributors
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Soil Scientist, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor & Director, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Senior Analyst, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
