Speaking at the 8 th Africa Agri Expo in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, on 19 th and 20 th February, experts called for rapid ...

“Urban farming is a new phenomenon. Before devolution, farming in the city was prohibited except for the peri-urban areas. However, with new technologies, people can now farm in their verandas, ...

Recognizing soil health as an issue hindering agricultural productivity in Africa, Bridget Okumu, Country director, the ...

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as a member of the African Orphan Crops Consortium in partnership ...

Uganda will receive funding from the European Union (EU) and Denmark to build its first climate-resilient market. The announcement was made during the Uganda-EU Business Insights Conference in its ...

Introduced in Africa nearly ten years ago, Project ECHO – a video conferencing and case-based learning platform that connects experts with healthcare workers in rural communities- made it possible to ...

Though more than 200 million people worldwide are affected by schistosomiasis (bilharzia), Africa bears the biggest brunt reporting nine out of ten cases globally. As such, a multi-sectoral approach ...

The 272-page book, entitled ‘ The Ecology and Management of Invasive Prosopis Trees in Eastern Africa ,’ follows 10 years of extensive research conducted by CABI and partners under the Woody Weeds and ...

The disease is also linked to female genital schistosomiasis, which can cause infertility, chronic pain, and increased susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. In the long ...