Bt cotton's success in 23 counties demonstrates how genetic modification reduces pesticide use whilst boosting yields ...

At a workshop in Marimauta Village, Zimbabwe, business is booming.Key FactsLocal entrepreneurs drop by to commission bespoke machinery. A solar-powered maize processing machine serves farmers across ...

Residents living in the area have complained of adverse health conditions with some children born with serious disabilities.

Farmers are increasingly shifting from maize and wheat to coffee, avocado and horticulture, lured by better returns.

Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for ...

Flourishing farms in Africa want U.S. products such as machinery, seeds, and other forms of technology. This is potentially a robust market for Americans—but only if they see Africans as trading ...

Africa stands at the frontline of a climate crisis it did little to create. With less than 4% of global greenhouse gas ...

An FAO map suggests that arable land, suitable for major cash crops such as wheat, coffee, beans, cassava and plantain, will ...

Today, the competition between Davis and Underwood takes center stage as Davis leads the maize team against Underwood's Blue team. On paper, the blue team looks stacked, with four potential ...

White maize prices will likely be elevated for much of the first quarter of the year, writes Wandile Sihlobo. For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. I noticed that South ...

On 25 November, the Pretoria office of the US department of agriculture (USDA) published a report on South Africa’s maize market. It highlighted the difficulty caused by the recent mid-summer ...