Irrigation-short Africa may get $9 billion boost to spur harvests
But care will need to be taken to ensure water is used widely and doesn't lead to shortages, experts say
Africa's farmers need political support more than 'seeds, weather and soil'
A combination of good policy and strong political backing is key to turning small farms into "poverty-fighting powerhouses", experts say
Branching out: greener charcoal takes root in eastern Kenya
Can making charcoal out of branches rather than whole trees, and then combining it with other materials - save forests and incomes?
Refugees sow crops with Kenyan hosts - and reap integration
The 14-year project aims to provide refugees with sustainable livelihoods through agriculture, while helping them integrate with the local Kenyan community
When the ground opened: horizontal landslides empty Kenyan villages
Heavy rain has brought more than just flooding to the village of Gitugu: it has torn apart the very ground beneath people's homes and fields
Kenya takes a look into the unknown: Its underground water reserves
In many parts of Africa, little is known about underground water reserves - but in Kenya that is beginning to change
Change policy to scale up climate-smart farming in Africa - experts
"We already have enough ideas and innovations. What we lack in many African countries is the implementation"
In culture shift, Kenya's Maasai herders swap to goats as drought fells cattle
"With this weather I can't keep cattle for more than a day."
From solar irons to shavers, off-grid power push aims to light up incomes
African renewable energy fund backs businesses that aim to cut up-front costs of clean power
With solar water, trees grow into a sturdy business in Western Kenya
For drought-hit farmers, trees are proving a reliable new cash crop