Research must pay more attention to family farms, says Hildegard Lingnau of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation

Zambia and the DRC hope to become massive producers and refiners of cobalt for electric vehicle batteries

More and more people use mobile apps for digital payment – fraudsters take advantage of this

Rising temperatures have contributed to a 50 % decline in cotton production in Pakistan

An area in Dar es Salaam is becoming a hotspot for technology start-ups and businesses

Automation will have multiple implications, positive and negative – for example people will have better training so their opportunities improve

Quality media deserve appreciation because only they enable people to form and express informed opinions

The German economy is recovering from the pandemic, but must change quickly for effective climate protection

If a technology’s risks cannot be assessed, it must not be used – and certainly not globally

Solar powered irrigation systems boost agriculture in arid parts of Zimbabwe