Editor’s Note: With climate shocks and land fragmentation threatening food systems, pastoralism remains a lifeline for millions of people, especially in Eastern Africa, where it supports livelihoods and contributes up…
Editor’s Note: With over 1.2 billion young people globally, youth inclusion in sustainable development is no longer optional—it is essential. This piece highlights how youth-led partnerships, exemplified by the Climate…
Editor’s Note: The 2025 World Food Prize is a $500,000 award that recognises contributions to provide safe, affordable, nutritious, sustainable and equitable food for all. As the world faces unprecedented…
Editor’s Note: Global food systems are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for roughly a third of the total. This, coupled with unequal access to nutrition, highlights a complex…
Editor’s Note: Potato is the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize, yet farmers lose up to 60 per cent of their potential yield due to poor seed…
Editor’s Note: Smallholder farmers produce up to 70 per cent of Africa’s food. However, inefficient irrigation, poor market access, and weak governance limit their yields. As climate pressures intensify across…
Editor’s Note: Across Africa, poultry diseases significantly inhibit productivity for poultry farmers, with access to vaccines remaining uneven. As donor-backed programmes that are working to address this challenge wrap up,…
Editor’s Note: Free trade, non-restricted imports or exports, thrives on harmonised standards. However, national regulations such as protective tariffs and trade embargoes often create barriers, especially in agriculture. This piece…
Editor’s Note: Energy insecurity threatens rural livelihoods worldwide, with up to 760 million people still lacking electricity. In agri-food systems, unreliable power disrupts irrigation, storage, and production, worsening food insecurity.…
Editor’s Note: The Rebecca Waah Recognition Awards is inspired by Rebecca Waah, a respected leader in agriculture with a history of service to humanity. 2025 nominations for the awards are…
Editor’s Note: Global food systems face a financing crisis, with an annual shortfall of up to $400 billion needed for transformation. Meanwhile, the hidden costs of food production—ranging from environmental…
Precision agriculture has enabled unprecedented fine-tuning of crop management – from variable-rate fertilization to micro-zone irrigation. Growers and agronomists can now make site-specific decisions and respond to variability within a…