Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent, is attacking plants as far south as Angola and now threatens to move west ...

The Africa hunger crisis, exacerbated by a climate change–amplified El Niño, is reaching a critical point. A recent Reuters report paints a grim picture, revealing that southern Africa is grappling ...

As the effects of climate change continue to pose significant threats to food security worldwide, the scientific community is turning to innovative solutions. One such solution lies in gene-edited ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charles Dewhurst with his microlite: on one occasion, working on an armyworm project, he became distracted by a herd of wildebeest ...

Africa doubled the number of countries planting biotech crops from three in 2018 to six in 2019, leading the progress among the regions of the world in GM crop adoption. This is according to the ...

Africa is losing the plant diversity key for foodsecurity, nutrition, climate resilience, and livelihoods. This is according to the latest report on the State of theWorld’s Plant Genetic Resources for ...

In Lagos, Nigeria, where the hum of the city mingles with the aroma of freshly baked bread, Chef Juliet Aigbe, known affectionally as “Chef Juls,” slides a grain-free wedding cake into a large ...

Raised in a single parent household, Enoch Achigan-Dako grew up in Benin watching his mother sell fruit and vegetables at her stall. One of her staple products was egusi melon, which is cultivated in ...

Of all the world's cereals, pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) 1 is the sixth most important. Descended from a wild West African grass, it was domesticated more than 4,000 years ago, probably in what ...

It might be supposed that a hungry continent would exploit all its available food plants to the fullest, but in Africa’s case that is not so. The region below the Sahara is home to hundreds of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...