Sorghum: Africa’s untapped commercial agricultural potential

Sorghum: Africa’s untapped commercial agricultural potential

SORGhUM has a lot going for it. It’s climate-smart, highly nutritious and we already know how to grow it. If we put the right amount of money and thought behind it, it could also help solve our unemployment woes. The end of 2017 was characterised by a series of...
How one tough shrub could help fight hunger in Africa

How one tough shrub could help fight hunger in Africa

New study finds drought-resistant native plant can irrigate food crops The trick to boosting crops in drought-prone, food-insecure areas of West Africa could be a ubiquitous native shrub that persists in the toughest of growing conditions. Growing these shrubs...
The millet rises

The millet rises

Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and gluten allergies are on the rise. But can this indigenous grain pave the way to a healthier future? In 2015, Mumbai-based engineer Anand Padiyar was diagnosed with diabetes. His doctor suggested switching from rice to...
Manifesto for millets

Manifesto for millets

We are glad that all political parties are addressing the issue of Food & Agriculture as important concern of their party. While doing so we would like them to look at the whole issue of millets which is going to be critical for the country for the coming decades...
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