Africa

A Productive Farmer Needs a Working Market

One of the key issues faced by farmers is accessing the market constantly for their produce and the ability of the market to absorb the large quantities of produce at all times (especially during the peak period). It is established that the majority...

Translating the Power of Agricultural Knowledge into Practical Skills for Food Security

Over the last years, knowledge gap has been a recurrent issue within the agriculture sector, where farmers lack the requisite knowledge to achieve productivity.

The Journey to Food Insecurity: When Flood Calls, who would Save the Farmers?

The issue of flooding is becoming a frequent occurrence year-in-year-out. Thousands of hectares of farmland have been submerged in floods leading to total loss of crops and revenue for the farmers.

Policies Somersaults: Policies are Many, Impact is Mini

In the agricultural sector, there are several policies formulated that are unknown to even the stakeholders. For the known policies; some addressed the issues or its objectives whereas others just occupied the space. In some cases, summersaults are...

Zero Hunger: Rainfed Farming Can No Longer Feed Us

In many developing countries, agriculture has been the mainstay of their economy, employing millions of people as smallholder farmers and farm workers.

Food Security: Where there is Trust, there is Progress

Over the years, working with new groups of farmers comes with different tasks. One of these key activities is building trust as a professional; where farmers interact with our extension officers.

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.

Food System: Building Resilience for Growth

A thriving economy cannot be overemphasized as it promotes prosperity to its populace, whereas a struggling economy is a threat to its populace as this seems like our current reality.

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...