Introducing Agricultural Biotechnology in the country's agricultural sector will compliment the traditional methods as well as deal effectively with issues of food security and the likely impact on farming from climate change.

The World Bank's investment arm on Tuesday said its investments in sub Saharan Africa rose by a third to $2.4 billion in its 2010 fiscal year and forecast further growth this year.

hina plans to invest $13 billion in industrial, tourism, mining and energy projects in Mozambique over the next five years.

Distributing new varieties of drought tolerant maize to African farmers could save more than $1.5 billion dollars, boost yields by up to a quarter and lift some of the world's poorest out of poverty, a study found.

The British government is threatening to withhold aid from resource rich African countries who have failed to show improvements in the transparency of government.

wanda’s capital is changing from a sleepy backwater where most things closed at 9:00 pm to a future Singapore with gleaming office blocks and all-night shopping.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that Madagascar is at risk of a crop-eating locust plague, potentially jeopardizing the livelihoods of 460,000 rural families.

Ethiopia may not need any food aid within five years thanks to an ambitious development plan that targets a heady average economic growth of 14.9 percent over the period.

Arguments for and against stopping humanitarian aid to Africa.

Rural Water Supply Sector Support (RWSSS) projects in the villages of Bonto, Kombo East, Berending, Kombo South and Foni Bintang were handed over to the government

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In a tiny village near Kisumu city in Kenya, scientific researcher Mary Anyango Oyunga spends most of her time educating women about something they have always done – grow sweet potatoes.

How a church in New York is helping farmers in Ethiopia and building sustainable communities, improving agriculture and promoting responsibility.

The governmentin Ghana has procured 1,000 outboard motors for distribution to fishermen in the country,

The African Development Bank (AfDB) director, Alex Rugamba is expected to nearly double its infrastructure funding on the African continent in five years time to $10 billion to accelerate economic growth.

Great analysis on why Portugal has now set its sights on the booming Angolan economy to help boost its own economic growth.

AfDB outlines its aim of emphasizing its role within the AU Summit official theme "Maternal, newborn and child health and development in Africa."

In gearing up for the October 1 launch of a new Tribewanted cross-cultural eco-community, I found myself once again at John Obey beach, this time in the rainy season. It's only early July, but the rain is already coming down hard, every day, most of the day. It is difficult to work or travel, as most roads leading out of Freetown are blocked by gushing waters. It was impossible to sleep in a tent at John Obey, but thankfully I was hosted at the nearby community of River Number 2 by our local Tribe managers, Daniel Macauley and James Kanu.

'African Century'? The future growth of the world economy is reliant upon the development of Africa: Gordon Brown wants aid to Africa to increasingly focus on wealth creation

Good news from South Africa as small scale rooibos tea farmers reap the benefits of their hard work.