China has become one of Africa's largest development financiers. Since 2000, Chinese and other state-backed institutions have ...

Belle Rive Farm is building South Africa's largest off grid agricultural solar and battery system, aiming to secure ...

The likely impact of the expected El Niño on South Africa’s agriculture and food prices in 2027 is a major point of ...

TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal (AP) — On a blazing afternoon in Senegal, 33-year-old farmer Filly Mangassa heaved peanut plants onto a horse-drawn cart, sending clouds of dust swirling. Ten years ago, he left ...

Wandile Sihlobo examines how geopolitical tensions could disrupt South Africa’s beef, fruit and grain exports, while driving ...

Trucks lining outside a container yard in Cape Town, South Africa. Infrastructure backlogs are a threat to food exports. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images via Getty Images For most agricultural ...

A Seed Savers Network seed bank in Gilgil, Kenya. The Kenyan NGO Seed Savers Network works with smallholder farmers on seed access, traditional crop varieties, and biodiversity. (Photo by James ...

South Africa's agriculture remains an important sector of the economy and holds great potential to reduce poverty. It's also central to the political economy of the country, as evident in the ...

Nominations have opened across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda for the maiden Foodies Choice Awards, a ...

In this article, African Climate Foundation agriculture researcher Malik Dasoo writes about the benefits of regenerative agriculture and how it can transform farming in Africa. Regenerative ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...