"Food security can only be achieved when a farmers' health is secured and there are no threats to his or her livelihood." In this week's edition of Letter to my Farmers, Nigerian food expert and...
On Let's Talk Agriculture, podcast host Sharon Idahosa discusses relevant topics in agriculture. In this episode, she discusses COVID-19 and it's effects on global food security with George...
Large companies pay African farmers for their trees, since they sequester CO2. This way, the companies can compensate for their CO2 emissions and African farmers receive extra income. The idea is...
Join us on Tuesdays every other week (except for Wednesday April 28), from 1:30 PM till 2:15 PM (CEST) + 45 more minutes of informality (if you care to stay on) for chats in the Digital Food series....
Join us on Wednesday, April 28, from 1:30 PM till 2:15 PM (CET) + 45 more minutes of informality (if you care to stay on) for the eighth chat in the Digital Food series. (Due to Dutch King's Day on...
In discussions on low and middle income countries, the population – development nexus plays a critical role. In this message, we focus on the economic-demographic dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past half century, this region has seen slow...
Food in Nigeria is increasingly getting expensive, especially in the Southeast, South-South and Southwest geopolitical zones. Conflicts are building up. The need to improve the scope of farming and cultivation of crops, as well as processing and...
"This is a time where silence is a betrayal and will have adverse consequences," writes Nigerian food expert and agronomist Babatunde Olarewaju. In this week's edition of Letter to my Farmers, he talks about the importance of tackling climate change...
Join us on Tuesday, April 13, from 1:30 PM till 2:15 PM (CET) + 45 more minutes of informality (if you care to stay on) for the seventh chat in the Digital Food series. REGISTER HERE Upon registration (Free! - the first rounds are on the house) you...
How has the changing global food landscape and increased Western influence on the African continent changed the way people eat and live? Benjamin Njila Tchakounte Fields dives into the difference between traditional African diets and neo-liberal...
"Working with small-holder farmers in Nigeria has made me realise that accessing a better market only comes with embracing good agricultural practises and having the appropriate knowledge." In this week's edition of Letter to my Farmers, Babatunde...
"Agriculture is a science as much as it is an art." Late last year, a group of farming and technology experts came together in an online webinar to explore the future and topic of Drones Applications for African Agriculture. (Part one is available...
Four agronomists took a closer look at regenerative agriculture. Is it the good versus the bad and the ugly? They don't think so, says James Sumberg (IDS Emeritus Fellow) on behalf of Professor Ken Giller, Assistant Professor Renske Hijbeek, and...
