KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - At a state-of-the-art plant in northern Nigeria, shiny machines stand next to a conveyor belt ready to crush tomatoes to satisfy the country's insatiable demand for tomato ...

Feeding Africa’s growing population is a big development challenge for governments, policy makers and agriculture experts. Adding to the challenge is the high level of food loss and waste that most ...

On a warm afternoon in Kajiado county, Mariam Sunte bends over rows of young tomato plants at her farm in Rombo, Loitokitok, carefully inspecting their leaves.A few years ago, this routine was filled ...

Villagers from Madzivazvido in Gokwe North, who have been relying for decades on selling tomatoes from their market gardens, are now bearing the brunt of climate change as rising temperatures and a ...

Maryam Sunte has been growing tomatoes for over 10 years. The small-scale farmer based in Kajiado County shares that her biggest challenges have always been pest and disease attacks, post-harvest ...

Food security is a major issue in West Africa. As a consequence of climate change, increases in temperature and shifts in precipitation will have major ramifications for which crops can be grown in ...

Ms Eunice Ateti, Secretary of Enduata Self Help Group harvests tomatoes in their farm located Eremit area of Kajiado West Sub County and Kajiado County [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Under the scorching ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will – has been the main form of livestock production. It has been a source ...

Divya Narain consults for Friends of the Earth, US and has received research funding from the Tiny Beam Fund. In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam ...