In East Africa, more than 80 percent of the farmers are smallholder farmers. They work relatively small plots of land, fewer than 10 acres, to grow subsistence crops like maize, beans, and bananas.

The amount of food that African farmers can coax from their fields is rising only slowly, or in some places not at all. Growing numbers of people no longer have enough land to make a living.

Clearly, these countries are not realizing their full production potential. Because agriculture in Africa is traditionally associated with subsistence food production, only a fraction of the total ...

The One Acre Fund, which represents Africa’s largest network of smallholder farmers ... That really is the difference between subsistence farming and wealth creation. It’s those farmers’ stories where ...

Climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies are reshaping farming in Africa by fostering resilience ... tools for empowering ...

Namibian farmers have incurred financial loses of up to N$315 million in the last year due to drought. Agriculture, water and land reform minister Calle Schlettwein says the losses have been caused by ...

Commissioner Western Apolosi Lewaqai has confirmed that initial damage assessments show that while the impact on key farmers ...