Traditional farming systems in Africa must be updated for today’s climate and market challenges, according to a new article from the University of Queensland.

The maize lethal necrosis screening site in Kenya will begin its second screening cycle of 2017 at the end of October.

A new study shows that drought tolerant maize varieties can provide farming families in Zimbabwe an extra 9 months of food at no additional cost.

Eighty delegates from across the globe recently gathered at the 6th International Cereal Nematode Symposium in Agadir, Morocco to discuss the spread of nematodes.

Living near forests can help locals increase their dietary diversity, and combat hidden hunger.

The fall armyworm has since caused significant damage on over 280,000 hectares of maize in Africa since 2015. Zimbabwe established a fall armyworm working group in July this year to bring all stakeholders together and find solutions to manage the impacts of the pest in the country.

More farmers in Zimbabwe are demanding high-yielding, highly nutritious and drought tolerant provitamin A maize.

Delegates at a conference in June called for a new focus and increase in investment to ensure eastern and southern Africa’s farming systems can withstand the impacts of climate change.

Climate change’s impact in eastern and southern Africa has driven many farmers to seek new planting techniques that maintain or increase crop production, despite fewer resources.