Africa

Value Chain Approach: Reforming from the Foundation

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde explains the value chain approach. It allows for reformation beginning with the foundation of the value chain.

What Lessons Can We Learn From Rwanda’s Development?

Join us for the fourth Global Agricultural Politics and Policy from an African Perspective (G.A.P.P.A.P.) webinar on Thursday 27 January, 5-6PM WAT/5-6PM CET via Zoom. Dick Veerman, founder of Foodlog.nl will talk with our guest speakers (to be...

Nepotism equals corruption, but mind the exceptions

Are ‘Nepotism’ and ‘Corruption’ two terms that go hand in hand? Can nepotism be differentiated from corruption? The third GAPPAP-webinar discussed the topic with a panel of free thinking Africans based both on the African continent and...

Storage Technology in Agriculture: The Real Reward of Farmers’ Efforts

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde describes the necessity for the right information to reach small holder farmers. Knowing the correct storage technology and planting and harvesting times is essential for small holder farmers to stay...

Climate Crisis: I Am Because We Are (Ubuntu’s Approach)

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, climate change is the topic of choice. Babatunde highlights the effect that climate change has on farmers and the need for farmers to have more knowledge regarding climate change so they can be better prepared for...

Soil Management and the Issue of Productivity

Farmers need to fully understand their soil and the dynamic components of soil. Soil testing and labs should to be more easily accessible for everyone, but this is not the case. In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde discusses another...

The Future of Food: Appropriate Knowledge (2)

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde continues to express the need for farmers' literacy rates to improve. This is would allow farmers to educate themselves regarding issues they presently face in their farms, and diagnose their own...

What Can the African Diaspora Contribute to Africa’s Development?

Join us for the fifth Global Agricultural Politics and Policy from an African Perspective (G.A.P.P.A.P.) webinar on Thursday 25 November, 4-5PM WAT / 5-6PM CEST via Zoom. Dick Veerman, founder of Foodlog.nl will talk with representatives from the...

The Future of Food: Appropriate Knowledge

In this weeks Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde expresses the necessity for the spread of knowledge among farmers to improve how they implement certain farming tactics that are more sustainable.

Manual Harvesting, Infrastructural Deficits, Others Aiding Africa’s 100m MT Food Losses

Major stakeholders in the agriculture sector have attributed manual harvesting, lack of storage facilities, bad roads and inadequate training on best practices as major factors responsible for food losses which is put at 100million metric tonnes...

Hidden Hunger: Fortifying the Root Cause

In this week's Letter to My Farmers, Babatunde calls attention to the growing issue of hidden hunger and food scarcity in overpopulated areas. The only way to achieve zero hunger is through targeting food scarcity, and as Babatunde states,...

Food Security: Labour is a Force

The negative economic situation in Nigeria, coupled with the coronavirus pandemic have adversely affected labour availability. Labour cost plummeted to an all time high, invariably contributing to high cost of production in a country that badly needs...