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Africa Science Focus is SciDev.Net's award-winning weekly podcast. We dive deep into the impacts that science has on everything from health, to technology, agriculture and life. Subscribe to get the best science and development news from the continent delivered straight to you!
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English
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188 episodes
since Aug. 5, 2020
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Researchers say better livestock feed could reduce methane emissions and improve productivity.
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, livestock is essential to livelihoods and food security. But cattle, goats, and sheep are also a major source of methane emissions, while farmers struggle with feed shortages an…
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Across sub-Saharan Africa, farmers are facing growing pressure from unpredictable rainfall, longer dry spells, and declining soil conditions, making it harder to produce food reliably.
Climate-smart agriculture has been promoted as a way to help them adapt, but despite years of research and invest…
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, farmers are increasingly losing crops to shifting weather patterns, emerging pests and prolonged dry spells.
Rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall are changing the conditions under which food is grown, while gaps in monitoring systems make it harder to track and…
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, farmers are losing large portions of their harvest before crops ever reach the market. Pests, droughts and shifting weather patterns are decimating yields, while weak data systems make the crisis even harder to fight.
In this episode of Africa Science Focus, we look at ho…
Plant health is quietly shaping what we eat, the diseases we face and how our ecosystems function. But if you look at most One Health discussions, plants barely feature.
In this episode of Africa Science Focus, we unpack why that gap exists, why it matters, and what happens when plant health and On…
[SciDev.Net] – Following up on our previous episode that explored the funding disparities faced by women in STEM across Africa, this episode of Africa Science Focus explores the ongoing efforts to foster gender inclusion within science granting councils.
In this episode, our reporters Ogechi Ekeany…
The 2025 Global Food Policy Report warns that the world could be heading toward another major food crisis. For Africa, the warning is especially urgent.
Across the continent, food systems are under pressure from climate change, economic shocks, and political instability.
These overlapping challeng…
[SciDev.Net] Millions of people parts of Africa are facing record levels of hunger, the UN World Food Programme has warned.
Yet at the same time, the region is rapidly losing forests, one of its most valuable food sources.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the rate of forest loss…
Africa's space sector, while valued at US$22.64 billion in 2024, is still in its early stages—but scientists say it holds significant promise for addressing some of the continent’s development issues.
In this episode of Africa Science Focus, reporter Michael Kaloki explores how space research …
Africa’s oceans are vital for economic growth, supporting fisheries, tourism, and coastal livelihoods. But the costs of plastic pollution in our seas are mounting.
The World Bank puts the cost of the damage caused by marine plastic pollution at up to US$33,000 per tonne of plastic waste, in West Af…
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