Sustainable Agriculture

Southern Africa’s agroecology network advances food sovereignty

by

Agriculture has shaped Southern Africa’s landscapes, cultures and economies for generations. From Zambia’s maize belt to the sorghum and millet systems of Zimbabwe and Malawi, smallholder farmers have long relied on knowledge passed down through practice rather than textbooks. Today, those systems are under growing pressure. Climate variability, prolonged droughts and decades of input-intensive farming have weakened soils and strained rural livelihoods.   In … Read more

soil health, youth and climate

by

From August 31st to September 5th, Dakar became the meeting point for a shared ambition, pulsed to the rhythm of a single rallying call: to transform Africa’s food systems. Nearly 6,000 participants from 106 countries, alongside 149 exhibitors and 40 ministers, gathered for the 2025 Africa Food Systems (AFS) Forum, one of the continent’s most influential platforms for agricultural policy, finance and practice.  Soil health and … Read more

Deep learning framework for timely detection and classification of chili leaf diseases and pests

by

Kanaparthi Kantharaju, S. et al. Deep Learning Methods for Detecting Chilli Pests: A Novel Performance Analysis. https://doi.org/10.12912/27197050/187071. (2024). https://doi.org/10.12912/27197050/187071  Pengyan Su, H. et al. Improvement of the YOLOv5 Model in the Optimization of the Brown Spot Disease Recognition Algorithm of Kidney Bean. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12213765 Xue, Z. et al. YOLO-Tea: A Tea Disease Detection Model Improved by YOLOv5. … Read more

Indonesia Food Plan: Deforestation Risk

by

Archyde “`html Indonesia’s Food Security Project Sparks Deforestation Concerns, Echoing global Debate Table of Contents 1. Indonesia’s Food Security Project Sparks Deforestation Concerns, Echoing global Debate 2. Ambitious Plan, Troubling Implications 3. Deforestation Already Underway 4. What specific actions can governments, international organizations, and individuals take to mitigate deforestation associated with projects aiming to ensure … Read more

India Unveils Grand Challenge for ClimateTech Startups: Pioneering Solutions to Tackle Climate Change

by

Accelerating India’s green Revolution: A Climate-Tech Funding Initiative Imagine Indian cities powered by clean energy, transportation systems devoid of emissions, and waste repurposed as valuable resources. This vision fuels a significant program designed to revolutionize India’s climate-tech sector. To meet India’s net-zero emission goals, a collaborative initiative spearheaded by Avaana, Startup India, and NITI Aayog’s … Read more