The data painted a worrying picture: the agriculture sector grew by just 1.1 per cent. The first quarter was even worse, barely registering a growth rate of 0.74pc (revised figure). That is a ...

meaning that Africa remains a net importer of food, spending billions of US dollars annually to meet its demands. As a result, there is an urgent need to transform Africa’s agricultural sector ...

top-to-bottom overhaul of the ailing agriculture sector of the country. Chairing a high-level meeting packed with scientists, businessmen, and government bigwigs, Sharif did not hold back ...