Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year.

The African countryside is changing dramatically. Government policy needs to catch up. The post Africa's Rural Economies Are ...

Though Breasted moved the marker from Europe to Western Asia and North Africa ... a Greek term meaning “the land between the rivers.” During rainy seasons, these rivers would flood the valleys, ...

KENYA: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to nearly half of the world’s uncultivated land but the continent has not utilised the resource to secure food security. The land is estimated at more than 202 ...

Sub-Saharan Africa, a region blessed with fertile lands, abundant rivers and rich mineral deposits, has long been seen as a land of immense promise. However, despite these resources, its economic ...

Ba grew up helping her parents clear their fields, sow seeds, harvest crops and gather fodder to feed their livestock. Now ...

The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) calls for urgent investments to empower small-scale farmers ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa promised land reform on his election in February South Africa will push ahead with ... commercial farmers possessing the most fertile lands. However, critics fear ...