South Africa: Innovative Breeding Platform to Improve Wheat Yields

 Wheat

A partnership between government and the wheat production sector has led to the launch of a platform that will improve wheat yields, despite the challenging climate.

Another Scary Superbug Has Been Found on an American Hog Farm

 Hog Farm

*Researchers went looking for one type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria only to find one that had no reason to be there.

If you weren’t already alarmed by the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, consider this: Scientists recently went looking for one type of superbug lurking among livestock only to find another superbug they weren’t expecting.

Namibia: Drought a Thing of the Past At Uuvudhiya

Grazing

The prolonged drought at Uuvudhiya in Oshana Region could soon be over, as the area continues to have sufficient grazing land and water for livestock since the last rainy season.

Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary Is No Friend of Fast-Food Workers

Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, exits after his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster Township, New Jersey, on Nov. 19

* Andrew Pudzer, the CEO of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., is a vocal critic of the Fight for $15.

The tragicomedy that is the Trump transition just keeps getting worse—or better, depending on whether you see it more as, well, tragedy or comedy.

Kenya: Shortage Fears Loom as Supply of Cheap Maize Flour Dwindles

Maize Flour

Reduced supply of subsidised maize flour has hit supermarkets days to the end of the subsidy scheme, raising fears of shortages.

Kenya: 17 Counties Set to Revive Pyrethrum Farming

Pyrethrum Farming

Seventeen pyrethrum growing counties are working on forming an economic bloc in an effort to revive the collapsed industry.

How to Fight Food Waste With Food Waste

Food Waste

* Apeel Sciences uses what might otherwise be trash to make a second skin for fragile fruit and vegetable products.

As much of the country remains in the grip of a wicked spell of early winter courtesy of a polar vortex, the bounty of farmers market season sure can feel a long way off right about now. But thanks to one emerging food-tech start-up, we may one day soon be enjoying far fresher produce year-round—and the solution is all-natural.

Sudan: Completion of Preparations for Hosting National Animal Resources' Conference in Next January

Livestock

The Minister of Animal Resources Bishara Juma Aru has affirmed completion of all preparations for hosting the National Conference on Animal Resources in next January under the patronage of the First Vice President of the Republic and National Prime Minister with the participation of regional and international bodies as well as private sector to shed light on the economic, social and political importance of animal resources.

Sudan: First Vice President Launches Harvest and Grinding Season of Sugar Cane At Sennar and Al-Junaid Factories

First Vice President of Republic and National Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Saleh

First Vice President of Republic and National Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Saleh inaugurated Wednesday the beginning of the harvest and milling of sugar cane for the production season 2018 -2017 at Sennar and Al-Junaid factories.

Zimbabwe: Govt, WFP Commits to Ending Hunger in Zim

livestock

Government and the World Food Program  unveiled District profiles aimed at identifying root causes of hunger and food insecurity in the country.