Researchers in South Africa have taken an important step toward explaining how a traditional herbal remedy long used in some communities may help in the fight against HIV, a disease that continues to ...

In many Nigerian towns and villages, a tall evergreen tree stands quietly along roadsides, school compounds, farms, and homesteads. Often ignored because of its familiarity, this resilient plant has ...

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has urged African countries to adopt bold, innovative, and coordinated financing strategies to accelerate ...

Dr. Stephan Helary, founder and CEO of Terre d’Afrique, says that African superfoods are being rediscovered in culinary and wellness contexts, not as trends, but as part of a lineage of knowledge that ...

Most think of shallow dishes crowded with tiny, drought-resistant plants when it comes to succulents gardening ...

Global association leaders from CropLife International, IBMA, SABO, and more outline 2026 priorities shaping plant health, ...

Many African conservation decisions such as funding, policy, species prioritization and nursery propagation implicitly treat ...

Medicinal and aromatic plants have now emerged as a high-growth niche for Kenya’s fruit and vegetable exports, promising an ...

Apart from cancer, mubuu has been used in traditional medicine to manage dysentery, cholera, wounds and sores. Scientists at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) have confirmed potential ...

Indigenous Indonesian communities—like the Papuan Abui people of Alor—are the custodians of very ancient knowledge. Their ...

A recent study suggests that the large mammals may seek out parts of bananas and papayas when they’re suffering from gut parasites, sparking a cross-species exchange of pharmaceutical knowledge ...