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Introduction Women are essential to transforming Africa’s agrifood systems and attaining the continent’s job creation, growth and health agendas. Close to two-thirds of African women are employed in agrifood systems in roles ranging from farmers to agrodealers to educators to traders. Women also play a lead role in supporting the …

Breedx, the varietal development Company and market leader of SEEDLESS sweet pepper segments  has taken the well-worn cliché of ‘Taste Tomato’ and, using classical plant breeding techniques, is well on the way to commercialize special varieties. Tomato Taste Programmes – naturally altering the Fructose/Glucose ratio and the balance between sweetness …

A little more conversation, a little less action, please – no, that doesn’t come from a bad Elvis impersonator, but from Ursula von der Leyen and describes her new ‘softly, softly’ approach to food system transformation intended to replace the hard-hitting Farm to Fork strategy. This year, the Commission chief …

Drought, extreme heat have caused production to fall off a cliff… OVIEDO, Spain  The wholesale price of Spanish extra virgin olive oil hit a fresh all-time high on Tuesday, above €8,200 ($8,880) per metric ton ($8,900), according to Bloomberg.  This came as Spain, which produces around 45% of the world’s …

With global population expected to grow to 10 billion by 2050, it is estimated that rice production will need to increase by 25 percent in this same timeframe to meet demand and keep prices stable. At the same time rice is both pressured by the effects of, and an important …

In the verdant heartland of South Africa, a jarring paradox of two opposing food systems manifests – one burgeoning with excess, privilege, and waste, the other scarred by scarcity, hunger, and hardship. Born in a time of transformation, when the nation sought to liberate its food system from the tight …

Svein Tore HolsetherPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Yara International. Grant F. ReidChair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Agribusiness Task Force, former CEO of Mars Incorporated In past years, we’ve seen regenerative agriculture move from a being more of an elusive concept to a proven solution, and an answer to …

Decarbonising agriculture and reducing its impact on the environment is not only a legitimate societal expectation, but a moral duty – however, the European Commission’s ideologically driven, fragmented approach falls short of the mark, writes Dacian Cioloş. Dacian Cioloş is a Romanian MEP for Renew Europe. He sits on the European Parliament’s …

In a sense, regenerative agriculture is more than sustainable — it allows for continued growth, something modern farming can’t claim. The key principles include no-till planting, crop rotation and rotational grazing. Each practice heals the Earth and provides food for the expanding population. Problems with modern agriculture Farming didn’t always …