Ending hunger is not just about food
Broken credit systems, poor storage, and climate shocks show why Africa’s farming struggle is more about systems than scarcity. Yet…
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Crop production, farming techniques, seed technology and farmer stories from across the continent.
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As AI reshapes jobs, farming still anchors Africa’s future
Nearly two out of three jobs in Africa are in farming and food. Yet agriculture makes up only a quarter…
Africa’s Locust Shield May Already Be Growing in Its Fields
Food for Africa News sat down with Dr. Shepard Ndlela, a research scientist at the International Centre of Insect Physiology…
Cities are farming the sky
How some cities across Africa are growing their own food In the middle of Nairobi, vegetables grow on rooftops and…
Fifty Billion for Climate: Will Food Be at the Table?
A group of African Union leaders, meeting at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi in September 2025, have launched a…
Africa Produces Enough Food. So Why Do Millions Still Starve?
In many parts of Africa, the fields are green, and the markets are full. Farmers bring rice, maize, cassava, yams,…
Farmers grow the harvest. Policies decide who eats.
When the sun rises over Musanze in northern Rwanda, a woman balances a heavy bunch of bananas on her head…
What if Deserts Could Grow Food?
A New Way to Grow in the Hardest Places in Africa and What It Could Mean for Millions You have…
Nigeria’s Cold Chain Gap Leaves Millions Hungry
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria grows more food than almost any other country in Africa, but poor logistics after harvest mean millions…