Gaborone - On a scale not seen in Africa in decades, more than 52 million people in 18 countries across southern, eastern and central Africa are facing up to crisis levels of hunger, according to the latest report by Oxfam.





Gaborone - On a scale not seen in Africa in decades, more than 52 million people in 18 countries across southern, eastern and central Africa are facing up to crisis levels of hunger, according to the latest report by Oxfam.





While the plant-based food is becoming more prevalent among consumers of all ages, the meat category is also experiencing an increase in popularity, particularly in the US and Europe in recent years.





The proportion of smallholder farms globally may be much larger than previously thought, suggesting that their current contribution to global food production could be underestimated, a crowdsourcing study reveals.





The revenue of the frozen potato market in the UK amounted to $1.5B in 2018, declining by -2.1% against the previous year.





Given ongoing trade discussions with multiple countries, it can be hard to keep up with what’s going on between the United States and our major trading partners. Here’s a rundown of some recent events in the agricultural trade arena.





Agreement is a turning point for scaling up the cocoa value chain – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana; Ghana is bankable, cocoa is bankable and of course Africa is bankable – Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank .
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