How Nigeria’s policy leanings impact agriculture

President Buhari demands mechanisation of the agriculture sector for youth participation

The striking farmers have been protesting for months over new agriculture laws that they say will hurt their profits, posing a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Africa has over half of the world's arable land. The continent has huge potential for agricultural production, yet faces the devastating effects of climate change and crop pests. This short documentary looks at what the African Development Bank is doing to boost agriculture through technology.

Nigeria to borrow $1.2BN to finance agriculture

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says strong efforts must be made to address insecurity problems affecting agricultural productivity in the country.

National agriculture quarantine service seizes, razes 67M Worth of hiding in Nigeria.

The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria has pledged his country's partnership with the Sokoto state government in the area of Education, Infrastructure and Agriculture.

Farmers and lobby groups are split on an EU agricultural reform that may increase farmers' incomes and consumers' prices. A DW joint report reveals a rift between farmers and the groups purporting to represent them.

In this edition of French Connections, we look at some of the fallout of the war in Ukraine here in France. Events that would be grabbing headlines have been overshadowed. That’s the case of the beloved Paris Agriculture Fair, although the conflict in Ukraine has got French farmers worried about a rise in the price of grain feed and fertilisers, as well as higher energy prices. Meanwhile, the French presidential campaign, which would normally be the centre of attention, has also been put on the backburner.

Marcos Jr. has given himself the position of secretary of agriculture ahead of taking his presidential office and amid prohibitively high global prices. The Philippines is heavily reliant on importing its staple — rice.

African leaders said they would try to alleviate cyclic food insecurity on the continent back in 2003. It's time they got on with it, and they can use Western money to do so, writes DW’s George Okach.

The farming system that feeds the world is the biggest killer of biodiversity. It does so by destroying habitats, overusing fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, and creating vast monocultures. But there are solutions.