Post Harvest loss: Building a Sustainable Supply Chain for Farm Produce

In the 21st century, it is disheartening that post harvest loss is still a major challenge to food produce in developing countries and yet to be addressed especially the loss that occurs between transporting and the market (specifically for fresh...

Seasonality is not a Pathway to Food Security

For more than a decade and half, I have been actively involved in the agricultural sector in developing countries. Two key issues observed are seasonality of farming and inability to preserve excess produce for long, especially fresh and perishable...

Knowing your Soil and its Needs are Important to Increase Productivity

Working with farmers in Nigeria and other West Africa Countries, I have realized one major myth that the soil always needs fertilizer to support the growth of crops. This is not completely true because the soil requires only nutrients as the soil is...

Food Production: We Need Appropriate Technologies

The 21st century comes with different challenges for the agricultural sector. Climate change issues, low productivity, unprecedented inflation, farmer-herder conflict amongst other rising issues. These have impacted negatively on the food supply...

Turmeric: A Viable Product for the Global Spice Market

There is a growing demand for nutritional supplements and vitamins globally. This trend is driven by rising consumer awareness as consumers are looking for new ways to improve their health and immune systems.

A Struggling Land For Food: Where are her farmers?

A prosperous nation is a nation that can feed the majority of her populace well; in quality and in quantity at any given time.

Yam: A Game Changer for Food Systems Transformation in Africa

Aside from cassava, yam is the most important root and tuber crop in Africa with extensive potential to sustain food security in the regions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, as well as the tropical Americas.

Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected

In commemoration of this year's World Food Safety Day, with the theme prepare for the unexpected. Let us be guarded, May Day can be anytime. The alarm is already triggered.

Farmers and Mental Health (1)

In the agricultural sector, we are witnessing unprecedented situations; little or no rainfall (early or late dry spell), increase in pest infestations, high cost of food production, high food inflation, insecurity amongst others. These events are...

Food Crisis: There is Hope that Yields Nothing (2)

Last week, I wrote about how short term strategies can cushion the effect of the food crisis; more or less survival mode activated. These strategies don't have a long term residual effect as they don't solve the root cause, it only gives a brief...

Food Crisis: There is Hope that Yields Nothing (1)

"Next season will surely be better for the farmers". I know in one way or the other, you have heard someone say the above statement to encourage the farmers or to renew their hope. Could you remember what happened the subsequent season after the...

Food Security: Passion alone is not enough, add Knowledge to it

Farming is a noble profession that requires a level of competency to be successful. As late Dr. IK would say, it requires 90% science and 10% art.