The land I loved as a child is dying – but smart farming could save rural Africa from hunger and climate collapse. A farm worker at a farm in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 2025. © Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoWhen I was a boy growing up in KwaBhaca in the Eastern Cape, springtime didn’t arrive with a date […]
Traditional rice-growing practices in Nigeria contribute to water scarcity and greenhouse gas emissions. Continuous flooding of rice fields leads to inefficient water use and exacerbates environmental problems, including methane emissions and climate change. There is an urgent need to switch from these conventional practices to more sustainable alternatives, such as the System of Rice Intensification […]
Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has called for greater adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices, saying they hold the key to boosting food production, creating jobs and accelerating economic growth across Africa. Speaking at a COP30 side event during the Africa Food Systems Summit 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, Kyari said Nigeria’s agricultural transformation […]