African food systems import 80% of the fertiliser they need. With Iran as a major producer, supplies are now limited and ...

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 ...

HIV/AIDS has decimated Africa’s farming communities so badly that the amount of cultivated land in some countries has declined by nearly 70 percent, researchers said on Thursday. Subscribe to read ...

The South African Weather Service’s monthly Seasonal Climate Watch report addresses the uncertain weather outlook and its ...

A Seed Savers Network seed bank in Gilgil, Kenya. The Kenyan NGO Seed Savers Network works with smallholder farmers on seed access, traditional crop varieties, and biodiversity. (Photo by James ...

In this article, African Climate Foundation agriculture researcher Malik Dasoo writes about the benefits of regenerative agriculture and how it can transform farming in Africa. Regenerative ...

In Mound Bayou, Miss., unemployment among Black residents soars as White South African farmworkers fill local roles under U.S ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

North Dakota’s H-2A workers, mostly from South Africa, have increased steadily from 1,500 in 2017 to 1,700 in 2018, according to the North Dakota Department of Commerce Mike Kelly (center) a farmer ...