Agriculture may be an economic lifeline for several economies in Africa but it is not delivering on expected returns because of poor accountability on investments made to boost its productivity, researchers say.
Uncertainty about the future makes it difficult for policymakers to take decisions. As a result, scientists are exploring different future scenarios to model climate change impacts in Southern Africa.
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has had significant effects on Africa’s food systems. The real question is how we can work together to mitigate threats that the pandemic poses for food security and nutrition, while building resilience to future shocks. Researchers from the GCRF-Agricultural and Food System Resilience: Increasing Capacity and Advising Policy (AFRICAP) programme …
Dr Stephen Whitfield highlights why history and current circumstances are key to informing radical food systems’ transformation – the kinds of changes necessary to meet the SDGs and maintain a safe and just planet for future generations.
By Professor Caroline Orfila, School of Food Science and Nutrition & Global Food and Environment Institute, University of Leeds Can the African Food System be both climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive? This is a question that I have been researching over the last few years as part of the GCRF-AFRICAP project. I have been fortunate to work …