BOMET, Kenya — Her eight kids huddle together for warmth at night on the dirt floor of Julianna Maritim’s hut. The little the family earns from crops puts meat on the table just once a month.

Agriculture contributes about 15% to Africa’s total GDP, according to a 2017 UN report, and accounts for around half of the continent’s employment, according to the African Development Bank.

In an opinion piece for Inter Press Service, UN Special Envoy Agnes Kalibata highlights the need for futher support and investment for African farmers, and that agricultural transformation should ...

DHENDRO, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are ...

SOUMOUNI, Mali — The half-dozen strangers who descended on this remote West African village brought its hand-to-mouth farmers alarming news: their humble fields, tilled from one generation to ...

Farmers are scrambling to make sure the booming population is fed. With over 60% of the world’s uncultivated land, Africa should be able to feed itself, some experts say.

Agriculture contributes about 15% to Africa’s total GDP, according to a 2017 UN report, and accounts for around half of the continent’s employment, according to the African Development Bank.

In an opinion piece for Inter Press Service, UN Special Envoy Agnes Kalibata highlights the need for futher support and investment for African farmers, and that agricultural ...