Sub-Saharan African countries find themselves facing another severe and exogenous shock. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a surge in food and fuel prices that threatens the region’s economic outlook.

It can feel wrong, or simply impossible, to focus on anything other than getting through this most challenging moment.

The latest climate science reaffirms that global catastrophic weather conditions in the past decade can be attributed to climate change.

IT IS every farmer's desire to have a target market for their produce. In essence, the ultimate goal of farming is the production of commodities that can be sold to generate an income.

 In the sweltering mid-October heat of Matobo, one of Zimbabwe's hottest and driest districts, Spiwe Moyo tended her ripening tomato crop. Nearby, underneath a baobab tree, a few emaciated donkeys and a small herd of skinny cattle take shelter from the blazing sun.

Maize production in some of the sub-Saharan African countries that dominated maize supplies during the 2021/22 marketing year is expected to be lower this coming season.