Faced with a growing population and more frequent climate shocks, as well as the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, agriculture and food systems across sub-Saharan Africa are becoming increasingly insecure. But localisation and better dialogue could challenge this trend. On 29 July 2021, Research Fellow at the Economic and Social Research Foundation in Tanzania, …
A new app has been launched today by an international team of scientists to support farmers across Africa to use innovative, environmentally-friendly techniques for evading crop pests. African smallholder farmers face major challenges from insect pests such as fall armyworm, and weeds such as striga that can destroy their crops. Fall armyworm is a serious …
Soil erosion is a global problem which negatively impacts on food productivity, water security and biodiversity, and it is a major environmental challenge in Africa, which has some of the highest soil erosion rates worldwide. In the present-day, soil erosion already negatively impacts agricultural yields in Africa. Increasing rainfall amount or intensity due to climate …
The Food Systems Summit is calling for transformation in the way the world produces, consumes and thinks about food. However, there is a risk that transformation discourse pays insufficient attention to social differentiation, politics and power. Held on the 26th July, the UN Food Systems Summit Pre-event Session on Equity & Justice in Food Systems …
Since primary school, Agatha Kiama has been fond of the environment. Though some childhood passions fade over time, Kiama’s love for nature was a launch point for her career tackling climate change, sustainability and food systems in Tanzania. “My passion is about opening people’s eyes to the impact we have on the environment,” she says. …