For many urbanites in the U.S., eating locally is getting a little easier. If you're lucky, you can shop at a farmers market, sign up for a produce box from a farmer, or grow your own tomatoes and ...

James Sumberg received funding from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the UK government. Rachel Sabates-Wheeler received funding from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the UK ...

Africa is fed by smallholder farmers – farmers who tend small plots, typically an acre or less. They provide 70% to 80% of the continent's food. And yet, these small farms tend to be less productive ...

Hussein Ibrahim walked solemnly past tidy rows of bright green cabbages, vines bursting with tomatoes and trees weighed down with plump avocados. This modern, thriving farm — a rarity in ...

School farms were introduced across Africa in the 1970s to promote agricultural learning, food security, and entrepreneurship among students. Africa, despite having the world's largest arable land, ...

Move over, apples and naartjies: it’s blueberry season! Blueberry season typically runs from September to mid-February in South Africa. As such, it’s the perfect opportunity for you to stock up on the ...

New University of Colorado Boulder research shows the number of farms globally will shrink in half as the size of the average existing farms doubles by the end of the 21st century, posing significant ...