In just 20 years, tens of thousands of farmers in southern Niger have re-greened around 5 million hectares of once degraded farmland and significantly improved their livelihoods. read more
How participatory domestication of high value indigenous fruit trees brings nutrition and income to smallholder farmers whilst also conserving forests and biodiversity. Presentation at Africa Agriculture Science Week, Accra, 15 July 2013.
Our changing climate is changing trees’ flowering times and the length of their growing season. But the results are not as easy to predict as you might expect, say scientists.
African female agricultural scientists are being encouraged to apply for fellowships through the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) program. read more
