New research in the Kruger National Park has found that rising CO₂ in the atmosphere helps savanna grasses grow when less water is available.
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There is no single pathway from small-scale farming to improved livelihoods.
Could spekboom move from garden hedge to dinner plate? Scientists found most people surveyed would eat it.
Trade within the Southern African Development Community is an issue holding back agriculture.
Urbanisation is experienced through growing tensions within families over precious yet meagre plots of land.
South African cities could create dedicated spaces where picking indigenous plants is safe.
South Africa must focus not just on food production but on preserving what is produced through improved cold chain infrastructure.
Without finance, infrastructure and power, many Black South African farmers remain dependent on white commercial farmers.
South Africa’s first climate case at the Constitutional Court has blocked Shell’s oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast, protecting coastal communities.
Isolated interventions are unlikely to help small sugarcane growers. Improving productivity requires integrated support systems.
In a rural South African village, climate action is influenced by ubuntu: the belief that people are connected and have a responsibility to one another.
As plastic waste spreads across communal grazing land, smallholder farmers are losing livestock, income and an important source of food and security.
A study of 701 households in Nairobi found that rising food and fuel prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced many families to eat and cook less.
A new collection of Amílcar Cabral’s agricultural writings shows why Africa’s soil crisis today is about history, politics and people as much as farming.
Researchers have used drones and ground sensors to get the first ever measurements of exactly how much water hemp crops consume.
The African armyworm causes havoc for many crops and livestock.
Chinese lenders have invested billions in African agriculture. But new research shows the money often misses what’s needed to modernise the sector.
Previous rains and grain stocks could reduce the impact of the expected drought.
Factories that process crops and agricultural products need training and support to help them face climate risks.
Africa’s wildlife laws still follow a 1933 colonial conservation model that excludes communities and fails to protect wildlife. It’s time to do away with it.
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer at Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Nigeria and Extraordinary Senior Lecturer at Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa, North-West University
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Ass. Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; North-West University
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Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health and Director of The Lancet Countdown in Africa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Research Active Lecturer, Discipline of Psychology, Charles Darwin University, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Research Fellow & Malawi Country Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Professor and DSTI/NRF SARChI Bio-economy Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Economist at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Researcher, Associate Professor: Economic Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Research entomologist, Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Researcher, Agricultural Research Council - Animal Production, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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