1.New method to predict drought tolerance in maize seedlings

2.Kenya : Short-term gains of price controls outweighed in long term, say analysts

3.Libya makes effective use of pivot irrigation in the desert

4.Uganda to host coffee research center

5.African livestock offers 'untapped genetic resource'

6.African tobacco growers threatened by WHO anti-smoking treaty

7.Venture capitalists shift direction on biofuels… again

8.'Opposition to Kenya woodlands jatropha project is misguided'

9.Debate on costs, benefits of jatropha cultivation rages on in Kenya

10.Cocoa importers, exporters reach new agreement: UNCTAD

11.Zimbabwe moves to cut off agro-imports from South Africa

12.Kenya cuts sugar production forecast as rains curb deliveries

13.Joint venture promotes Ugandan coffee in China

14.Cassava turns into source of cash for small-scale farmers in Kenya

15.Emerging economies 'to enjoy food production boom'

16.IITA expert says 60% of Nigerian maize poisoned

17.ZImbabwe's maize farmers disgruntled by low prices

18.US farmers find opportunity in vegetables newly introduced by immigrants

19.Genes from sweet pepper may confer resistance to wilt disease on banana

20.Maize processor reopens Mozambique plant

21.Nigeria exports yams to UK

22.Fall in value of euro hurts Kenya's export-dependent horticulture sector

23.Gene leads to longer shelf life for tomatoes, possibly other fruits

24.European demand seen powering Africa biofuels growth

25.Zimbabwe coffee output plummets

26.White rice 'raises diabetes risk,' study suggests