Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit export, accounting for nearly one-fifth of its total horticultural exports. But Kenya only exports 10% of its total avocado production.

An IFPRI-ICAR study in UP reveals that the scheme, along with agricultural advisory services, can pull farmers out of poverty.

Unless the government builds in right incentives for its agriculture action plan, things will not work. As has been the case with e-NAM and banana trains.

Last year was a remarkable one for nutrition in India.

Given our collective failure to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, the world will have to adapt to a certain level of climate change.

Research from Bangladesh shows development programs often have a bigger impact than we intend — or even measure.

Decentralisation of government functions can improve accountability and service provision, but this pursuit presents key political challenges.

A dip in India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) has rightly created a stir in the country.

Messages around healthy eating are nothing new – but nowadays we are increasingly told to eat well not just for our own health but also for the planet.

Depuis juillet 2019, et un sommet de l'Union Africaine à Niamey (Niger), la Zone de Libre-Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECA) est dans sa phase opérationnelle, après la signature tardive du traité par le Nigeria et le Bénin, et la ratification

The idea of doubling farmers’ incomes by 2022, when the country completes 75 years of its independence, was shared by prime minister Narendra Modi at a kisan rally in Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) in February 2016.

An exposé in Kenya has revealed that there are high amounts of a poisonous substance, known as aflatoxin, in many of Kenya’s popular maize flour brands. This is particularly worrying as maize flour is a staple food for most Kenyans.

On June 27, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced plans to move towards a system of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC).

The build-up to the 2019 elections inter alia has been characterised by competitive claims of formulae and formula to address poverty with rallying cries of surgical strikes, final assaults and “it is achievable”.

Over the past two decades, Africa has overcome multiple obstacles to economic growth and eradicating poverty, registering a widespread progress.

Ghana has been viewed as one of Africa's political and economic success stories, from maintaining a multi-party democracy, peace and social cohesion to reducing poverty and growing its middle class.