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Alois Chimoga of the Cotton Research Institute in Zimbabwe on crop hygiene and correct use of pesticides.

The baobab tree has been used by man as a source of food and other materials for tens of thousands of years. In some parts of Africa, such as northern Ghana, the leaves, seeds and fruit pulp are a vitamin rich supplement to diets, particularly during the hungry season. The roots are also valued f...

Every country has its national treasures. In this interview, Jackie Hughes of the World Vegetable Centre highlights the value of some food plant species, which she believes are treasures, but which have been neglected. These include plants such as amaranth, which can grow in marginal areas but wh...

Protecting the genetic material and knowledge about local seed.

National and international discussions on GMO. The position and the decision making process in South Africa.

Robin Mlolo, a farmer from Malawi?s lakeshore area, describes the many benefits to be gained from Faidherbia albida, the African winterthorn.

When we talk about agricultural biotechnology, most people assume that we mean genetic modification - breeding new characteristics into plants and animals by manipulating their genes, sometimes even transferring genes from one species to another.

On assiste à un regain d’intérêt pour l'apiculture mais c’est surtout le fait des organisations internationales et des ONG car les états africains, eux, s’en désintéressent.

En période d’hivernage, les bovins souffrent particulièrement des tiques qui se fixent sur les flancs arrière, sur les mamelles des vaches et sur les parties génitales des bœufs et des taureaux.

La forme traditionnelle d’apiculture, dite « à rayons fixes », a subi de nombreuses modifications et améliorations.