Pandemic underscores flaws in Nigeria’s farming and food supply chains
A tomato vendor attends to buyer at a makeshift food market established to cushion the effect of COVID lockdown in Lagos. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images During
4 Superfoods Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
PHOENIX, Arizona — Africa is home to an abundance of rich, natural resources. The continent has the highest concentration of “oil, copper, diamonds, bauxite, lithium, gold, hardwood forests” and nutrient-rich
Africa: We Are What We Eat – Transforming Diets to Transform Agri-Food Systems
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome) PRESS RELEASE Transforming agri-food systems story series: Part 1 – Consumer behavior and collective demand Jumla beans. Black, red and yellow
Tough Terms As Kenya Lifts Tanzania, Uganda Maize Imports Ban
All stakeholders dealing in maize imports would be required to be registered, the consignments coming in must be accompanied with certificate of conformity on aflatoxin levels and that traders have
Technology and supermarket chains can help strengthen southern Africa’s food systems
Linking small-scale farmers to markets has been a challenge. Image: 123RF/Alexander Raths Agriculture and agro-processing value chains have been under pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic. This has been particularly marked
Tanzania: Why Sugar Output Is Set to Rise By 33 Per Cent
Image: Pixabay By Hellen Nachilongo Dar es Salaam — Sugar production in Tanzania is expected to rise by about 33 percent in four years following the approval of six new
Technology and supermarket chains can help strengthen southern Africa’s food systems
Small and medium enterprises could use technology to take advantage of the growing global demand for fruit. Shutterstock Agriculture and agro-processing value chains have been under pressure during the COVID-19
Feeding Africa’s fast-growing cities
Demographic projections have forecast that in the coming decades, Africa’s rate of urbanisation will be the highest in the world. According to some models, the majority of the continent’s population
Step-by-step guide to planting maize
Image:Ian-Grandfield,fwi BY: Geremy Hunt Maize is an expensive crop to grow, costing around £300/acre, so getting it right and achieving good yields are important. Below, Maize Growers Agronomist Simon Draper
Namibia: New Project to Boost Sustainable Wildlife Management and Food Security in Kaza Conservation Area
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the French Development Agency (AFD) this week launched a new 3.5 million Euro project to support development of community conservancies in Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier