As Libya battles drought and climate change, a young farmer near Tripoli is pioneering aquaponics — a soil-free, ...

Aigbe is part of a rising movement of African food entrepreneurs leading the revival of the continent’s more than 2000 indigenous food crops, often referred to as "orphan," “neglected” or ...

Western diets make up most of South Africa's food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants. The problems created by westernized diets include environmental damage caused ...

Analysis - Western diets make up most of South Africa's food systems. This displaces indigenous crops and edible forest plants.

The "Growing of Cereals and Other Crops in South Africa 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The plants growing on a one-acre plot of land in St. Paul may hold the key to ending the famine that has ravaged East Africa. The University of MinnesotaâÄôs Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics ...

In 2013, the 55-­member-state African Union launched the African Orphan Crops Consortium, or AOCC—a collaboration with CGIAR, a global coalition of 15 nonprofit food research institutions, the ...

Nairobi, Kenya — Neglected crops are among the underappreciated solutions for alleviating Africa's food and climate crises. Worldwide, food security is increasingly compromised owing to climate ...

African governments must work with the agri-food industry and farmers to increase demand for climate-resilient and nutrient-rich adaptive crops that would enable the continent to feed its growing ...

South Africa’s agricultural extension advisors need to start training farmers to grow nutritious indigenous crops that have been largely forgotten.

Read more: 60% of Africa's food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent's crop treasure trove is being neglected Some indigenous crops like blackjack and wild cucumber are highly ...