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Factory farming in Africa: Development banks see it as a good idea, but it's bad for the climate

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming—where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will—has been the main form of livestock production. It has been a source of ...
The New York Times

Millennials ‘Make Farming Sexy’ in Africa, Where Tilling the Soil Once Meant Shame

AGOTIME BEH, Ghana — After he graduated from university, Vozbeth Kofi Azumah was reluctant to tell anyone — even his mother — what he planned to do for a living. “I’m a farmer,” he said, buzzing his ...
Science Daily

Archaeologists report earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa

A trove of ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya helps explain the history of plant farming in equatorial eastern Africa, a region long thought to be important for early farming but where scant ...
The Grio

A farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills and find jobs

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the soil and planting tomatoes and lettuce. Despite the hive of activity, ...
The Conversation

Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters

Professor & Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods, Rhodes University Over half a million households in South Africa’s former ...
The Conversation

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Divya Narain consults for Friends of the Earth, US and has received research funding from the Tiny Beam Fund. In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming – where cattle, goats and sheep roam ...