Zimbabwe's climate-resilient crops vital for Africa's food security
Climate change is pushing Zimbabwe's conventional crop value chains toward failure across all five of the country's agroecological regions. Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology is betting on vegetables that grew wild for generations, now bred, seeded, and sold back through a farmer network 430 strong.
A Nigerian University Built a Drone and Cold Store to Cut Post-Harvest Losses
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, filed 21 patents and invention disclosures in a single academic year. Its vice-chancellor, Ezekiel Oghenyerhovwo Agbalagba, says two of the newest are ready for an industry partner: a precision-agriculture drone and a farm cold-storage unit, and he is asking investors to help take them from the university workshop to the field.
Charcoal and Solar Power Used to Revolutionize Lake Victoria Fishing
Omena, a small silver cyprinid fish, forms the backbone of the fishing industry in the Lake Victoria region, sustaining millions of livelihoods.
Super Seeds Developed in Kenya Could Quadruple Farmers' Yields
In response to the growing threat of climate change to food security, Egerton University has taken a leading role in developing climate-smart seed varieties.