Beans, lentils, soybeans, groundnut and others… legumes include a vast diversity of crop species. In several African ...

Nigerian farmers are calling on the government to subsidise seeds and inputs to boost productivity, noting that technology is transformative and improving their livelihoods.In the face of climate ...

For residents of Kibera, one of Nairobi's largest informal settlements, access to nutritious food is often scarce. School ...

The Executive Director of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Nonye Ayeni has disclosed that Nigeria has now become the second largest exporter of Sesame in Africa, and fourth in the world, ...

A student eating cowpea and matumbo in Kenya.

Losing interest in these foods means ordinary people have lost the privilege to just walk in their garden and guarantee their ...

Coinciding with International School Meals Day (13 March), a new case study from one of Nairobi’s largest informal settlements shows that introducing biodiversity - including often overlooked ...

Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, has disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama’s recent visits to Mali and Burkina Faso have led to ...

Eight cowpea seeds sent by the ISRO aboard PSLV-C60 POEM-4 platform are seen, which have germinated under microgravity ...

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Key Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...