The South African government makes a great deal of the fact that it supports women's empowerment in agriculture.But does it?As an anthropologist, I've been engaged in long-term ethnographic research ...

The revitalisation of the Makhathini Irrigation Scheme in KwaZulu-Natal is set to boost agricultural productivity, create ...

Mallam Yakubu Adamu, who has been involved in irrigation farming in the Mutum area of Gassol Local Government Area of the state for many years, told our correspondent that he invested over five ...

Ian Scoones receives funding from the UK's Economic and Social Research Council via the STEPS Centre and the UK Department for International Development via the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa ...

Nigeria is stepping up its efforts to reduce poverty by increasing productivity from agriculture through the Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMING) Program. The World Bank, with ...

The continuous encroachment on fertile agricultural land set aside for irrigation farming within the Weija enclave is not only threatening national food security and job creation but also fuelling ...

This is part 3 of a 5-part series. This agricultural method aims to bring water to the foot of the plant, which is usually drip-fed, through a surface or underground distribution network, avoiding ...

Agriculture has long been the backbone of many African economies, employing a significant portion of the population and providing critical food security. Yet, despite its central role, the sector has ...

South African summer heat not only tests people; it tests infrastructure. On farms, irrigation cycles are unforgiving, and “grid problems” are rarely just outages. More often, it is unstable supply, ...

Mechanization is more than a technological upgrade; it is a catalyst for economic resilience. By reducing dependence on manual labor, machinery allows farmers to scale operations and respond to the ...

Elizabeth Hull received funding from The London Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH). As an anthropologist, I’ve been engaged in long-term ethnographic research in ...