African nations will need to boost output of goods and services and integrate payment systems if they are to take advantage of a new $3.4-trillion economic initiative, according to the head of the African Development Bank.

Smallholder farming poses a significant threat to biodiversity in the western Amazonian forests of northeastern Peru, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, a study led by researchers at Princeton University has found.

 The last piece of chocolate you ate likely had its roots in West Africa, where two-thirds of cocoa beans are produced.

The global food system needs to change to make sure people have enough food to eat in 2050 without destroying the planet, according to “Creating a Sustainable Food Future,” a World Resources Report released July 17.

 The agriculture and forestry sector recorded its worst quarter since 2013 and agriculture has now spent three consecutive quarters in the red, registering a contraction of 6.7 percent in real value added during the first quarter of 2019 relative to a growth of 0.3 percent recorded during the same period in 2018.  

Hydrothermal vents host rare species at incredibly high density comparable to tropical rainforests or coral reefs.