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Spotlight on Africa

18 January 2017

  • A farmer

    For Africa's farmers it's government, not big business, that is key

    Agricultural productivity in Africa is rising, but still lags behind much of the world. Would a greater role for multinationals in the continent’s farming sector help or hinder progress?

29 November 2016

  • Coffee berries

    Kenya's coffee thefts blamed on organised cartels

    Coffee production supports 600,000 Kenyan farmers but their livelihoods are being threatened by a spate of robberies

24 November 2016

  • A child

    Child labour is part of most of what we buy today: what can we do?

    More than one in five children in Africa are employed against their will in quarries, farms and mines. But others work under fairer terms

22 November 2016

  • A worker harvests grapes.

    Is big business a force for good for African farmers? Read the highlights from our live Q&A

    Join us for an online debate on November 22nd 1-2pm (GMT) about the role of multinational companies in Africa’s agri-food sector

26 October 2016

  • Burnt out factories

    Ethiopia vows to protect European companies after farms attacked

    Foreign food businesses attacked during recent protests by the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia face a tough choice to stay or leave and lose their investment

24 October 2016

  • Farm workers

    Is big business a force for good for African farmers? - event

    Join us for a seminar on 7 December 2016, 6pm-8.30pm (GMT), to discuss the role of multinationals in Africa’s agri-food sector

19 October 2016

  • Migingo Island.

    The battle for Migingo Island: can fish farming be a peacemaker? - in pictures

    Migingo Island is a tiny island in Lake Victoria and one of the last places where numbers of Nile perch remain high; overfishing and pollution have led to dwindling stocks in the rest of the lake. This is one of the reasons why Uganda and Kenya continue to battle over its ownership. But a growing commercial interest in fish farming around the Lake could help ease tensions.

14 October 2016

  • Teff

    Teff could be the next quinoa as Ethiopia boosts exports

    Ethiopia’s staple grain is the latest superfood, but there are fears about impact of rising exports on local people who rely on it as their staple food

26 September 2016

  • Solar panels

    Africa's portable solar revolution is thwarting thieves

    More secure supplies of electricity are helping to spawn new industries in rural Africa by enabling reliable refrigeration and irrigation

24 September 2016

  • Woman milking cow

    'Crazy milk of the desert' transforming the lives of Senegal's dairy farmers

    A Senegal dairy company has started collecting fresh milk from local herders, helping to end a reliance on imported milk powder and boosting local incomes

4 September 2016

  • A cacao seed

    Rise of the purists: is chocolate the new coffee?

    Growing interest in the origins of chocolate is helping cocoa producers in Ivory Coast and Madagascar gain a bigger slice of the sector’s mega profits

2 September 2016

  • Farmer in Kenya

    Are drought-resistant crops in Africa the tech fix they're cracked up to be?

    Biotech companies and non-profits are investing heavily in drought-resistant crops, but doubts remain over whether they are the best option for farmers

31 August 2016

  • Onions

    Big brands like Unilever aren't the answer to helping Africa's farmers

    Bill Vorley
  • Timber loaded on a truck in Mozambique

    Mozambique faces race against time to end illegal logging

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