South Africa’s agricultural extension advisors need to start training farmers to grow nutritious indigenous crops that have been largely forgotten.

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Dry periods never used to last this long before,” says Célestin Oura, a farmer in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire. “The dry season ...

African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent's green wealth, emphasizing that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are outdated and ...

Making the most of your yard's fruit trees is all about planting the right companion flowers. These are the best flowers to ...

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Chimpanzees were spotted on video footage sharing and seeking out alcoholic fruit. Researchers suggested this could be a ...

For the first time, researchers have filmed chimpanzees in the wild sharing fermented African breadfruit, which contains ...

Scientists have caught wild chimpanzees not only eating naturally fermented fruits containing alcohol but actively sharing ...

All coconut palms produce water, though some, like tall varieties, will produce more than others, like dwarf varieties. The ...

Thierno Agne left behind studying law to grow strawberries, a shocking move in Senegal, where farming is considered work for ...

Pruning in the dormant season is absolutely necessary for trees that form fruit on new wood. Nectarines and peaches are two trees that benefit from dormant pruning. Others, like apricot, cherry, and ...