Feeding Africa’s growing population is a big development challenge for governments, policy makers and agriculture experts. Adding to the challenge is the high level of food loss and waste that most ...

On a warm afternoon in Kajiado county, Mariam Sunte bends over rows of young tomato plants at her farm in Rombo, Loitokitok, carefully inspecting their leaves.A few years ago, this routine was filled ...

Maryam Sunte has been growing tomatoes for over 10 years. The small-scale farmer based in Kajiado County shares that her biggest challenges have always been pest and disease attacks, post-harvest ...

Ms Eunice Ateti, Secretary of Enduata Self Help Group harvests tomatoes in their farm located Eremit area of Kajiado West Sub County and Kajiado County [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Under the scorching ...

Tomato growers in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region say the uncontrolled importation of raw tomatoes from neighbouring countries, particularly Burkina Faso, is collapsing local ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will – has been the main form of livestock production. It has been a source ...

Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). Johann Kirsten does not work for, ...

Divya Narain consults for Friends of the Earth, US and has received research funding from the Tiny Beam Fund. In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam ...