Yams are considered one of the world’s most important crops. A starchy, nutrient-rich root vegetable of the genus Dioscorea, ...

A city in South Africa is working to remove an invasive species known as devil's thorn from the banks of the Elsieskraal ...

The global cotton sustainability initiative launched a two-year pilot project in the West African nation to boost the ...

Phytech's platform, used in several countries, uses advanced sensors that convey how the plant feels, and farmers adjust ...

In Burundi, the European Fan Palm, an important tree species in citizens’ lives, has lost an essential part of its life cycle ...

CÔTE D’IVOIRE, West Africa — March 24, 2025 — Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has launched a two-year pilot project in Côte d’Ivoire to boost cotton farming ...

A non-governmental organisation, Wild Africa, has said Nigeria experienced a 12 per cent decrease in tree cover since 2001, equivalent to 1.25 million hectares. Speaking on the fringes of the ...

Jewellery exporters at SEEPZ in Mumbai have requested government permission to manufacture jewellery for the domestic market, anticipating job losses due to forthcoming US tariffs. The US's reciprocal ...

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...

STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command was in the political crosshairs even before it stood up 18 years ago in Germany’s automotive capital. From the outset, putting a four-star military ...

Together with the oceans, they are one of the two most important carbon sinks, due to their capacity to store carbon in the soil and in tree biomass. As such, promoting fast-growing trees could ...