Agriculture plays a crucial role in the African economy and the daily lives of the majority of Africans.

Africa is a vast and diverse continent with great untapped economic potential, yet extreme poverty continues to blight the lives of hundreds of millions of people. As many as 600 million Africans still lack access to electricity, according to the World Bank. That is more than the entire population of Europe.

In 2014, the future of forests looked bright. Governments, companies, non-governmental organizations and Indigenous groups committed to ten ambitious goals under the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF).

Though Europe has long rejected genetically modified (GM) crops, a new study suggests their adoption could significantly boost yields and slash climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Tru-Cape has put all packing for Russia on hold and they’ll only resume once there is more clarity on the flow of money, says Roelf Pienaar, managing director of Tru-Cape.