Food Sovereignty: Our Food System is our Own Asset
Food sovereignty is a system where those who cultivate, distribute and consume food, have the autonomy to control the processes and policies on the food system.
Nice. As other developments. Like in SA/ UAE, with new forms agriculture, moist extraction from the air (a Dutch company the most impressive...
Thank you, Cécile, for this interesting article! You mention the competition for by-products and residual streams. I agree that this may...
@wouter Maybe political instability that doesn't favour the ruling party would make them address the issues.
Alarming message, Babatunde! It summarizes three key challenges: high costs, security and corruption. If hunger is not enough to address...
#1 So happy to read your comment on this and I must commend you for being exceptional and a typical example of a brain re-engineered...
Powerful signal, Babatunde! Does it equally apply to grassland fires started by herders to create fresh grass?
Thank you so much, Ikechi Agbugba, PhD. As youth who have been along the straggle of my country, I can mention that in Africa, we need to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
I see this only now, several months after publication. This article and the subsequent paint a rosy picture of Rwanda. Much too rosy, in...