Land reform has always been a popular part of political rhetoric for a democratic South Africa, but agrarian transformation has not been realized in the post-apartheid era. The vast majority of agricultural land is still owned by whites. Black landowners

People's rights to work the land - an indispensable pre-condition for food security in Africa - are the subject of two key initiatives by international agencies working to improve agricultural production on the continent.

The debate around genetically modified (GM) crops in South Africa has flared up once again after the rejection of a permit application for the general release of the SpuntaG2, a potato that is resistant to the Potato Tuber Moth (PTM).

When in power, the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) promised that thanks to its pursuit of a pro-agriculture agenda, no Sierra Leonean would go to bed hungry by 2007. But the appointed date came and the people were still hungry.

The recent rejection of a permit application for the general release in South Africa of a potato that has been genetically altered has received a standing ovation from the African Centre of Biodiversity (ACB).

Despite the sweltering sun and with a heavy load on her back Mary Muthoni strides to the tea buying centre with joy and pride painted on her face. "This is a different year," she smiles, hurriedly greeting other women farmers

A potentially serious infestation of desert locusts has broken out in Mauritania, but experts are hopeful that quickly implemented countermeasures will prevent a repeat of the plague that hit the region five years ago.

Some fishermen in Kombo Sanyang and Kombo Lamin respectively have indicated that catches were not bad during the rainy season. They made this disclosure to our reporter who recently visited them at their fishing centers.

The food crisis that is threatening to leave millions of Zimbabweans once again facing severe hunger in the coming months is set to worsen, as the country's remaining commercial farmers continue to come under both physical and legal attack.

The Joint Monitoring and Implementation Committee (Jomic) has written to President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy Arthur Mutambara -- the principals of the global political agreement (GPA) -- to consider former white commercial farmers when issuing

Onions would have been much more affordable to most Ghanaian households, but for the illicit levies collected by customs and police officers along the Tema-Ouagadougou trade route, Public Agenda has gathered.

The Ghana Trade and Livelihoods Coalition (GTLC) has observed that the annual Farmers Day celebration, in its twenty fifth year now, is becoming a "political celebration" and has, together with its themes, failed to live up to "real concrete gains

Genetically Modified (GM) crops cannot address food insecurity, principal research officer at the Ministry of Agriculture, Maria Molefe has said.

A crisis is looming over the small-scale farms of Africa. Experts agree that climate change is manifesting itself in the form of prolonged drought in many parts of Africa. This is having a devastating impact on millions of resource-poor, small-scale

Honourable Sainey Mbye, the National Assembly member for Upper Saloum constituency, has commended the Community Driven Development Project (CDDP) for providing the farming community with farming implements and inputs.

Soldiers of the Second Infantry Battalion in Farafenni, North Bank Region, led by their commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Yorro Jallow, recently harvested their four-hectare maize farm, as part of their response to the back-to-the-land call by the president, His Excellency

THIS weekend a group of South African farmers departs for Libya to visit several unproductive state farms. Their mission is to help Libya revive commercial production, a major strategic concern for a country that imports 75% of its food. I

Over 400 households in Anaka and Purongo sub counties in Amuru District are likely to face starvation in the coming months following a recent destruction of their food crops by a hailstorm.

A project which began as an effort to empower citizens of Cape Town's poorest neighbourhoods to grow their own food has mushroomed into a scheme for selling vegetables for the city's wealthier residents.

A section of Fegge Community in Onitsha , Anambra State have abandoned their residences and business following a deluge of flood which had submerged their area in the last one week.