In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian Elizabeth Ohene considers the call of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni for people to eat the humble cassava as the price of wheat soars ...

Mercy Diebiru-Ojo's ambitions are straightforward -- increase Nigerian yam and cassava yields by 500 percent, fight hunger and raise her country's position on the agricultural value chain from a mere ...

In the past weeks, hunger protests were held in many cities across the country as the residents reacted to the astronomical increase in the prices of commodities, especially food items. The climax of ...

NIGERIA’S perennial failure to leverage its natural advantages to create wealth and eliminate poverty was brought into sharp relief Tuesday. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ...

Suspected herdsmen have destroyed yam seedlings and cassava farms worth millions in Chembe village, Gaambetiev, Logo Local Government area of Benue State. Chembe settlement, located on Anyiin- Wukari ...

In Ivory Coast, yam flower salad is a refreshing side dish that complements grilled vegetables or legumes well. The salad ...