Africa

1.5x GDP unpaid labour in Africa, how come?

Join us on the first webinar of the Global Agricultural Politics and Policy from an African Perspective webinar series (G.A.P.P.A.P.) on Thursday 24 June, 4-5PM WAT / 5-6PM CEST via Zoom. REGISTER HERE Upon registration (Free!) you will receive a...

Food Safety: Being responsible and responding to our ability

“We should provide avenues for the smallholder farmers of this world to access the required knowledge to ensure safe and healthy food is produced by them.” says Babatunde Olarewaju, Nigerian food expert and agronomist. In this week’s edition of...

Africa is in between two era’s, like the West

Western aid donors want fast change, with a focus on technology and impact. Africa is in the process of a social transformation. It requires a slow pace. Acknowledging the challenge of this mismatch, Africa’s transition can bring forward both. In a...

Cooperatives: Achieving Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Farmers

It's essential to equip rural dwellers with knowledge to ensure that cooperatives achieve their objectives in full and become sustainable. In this week's edition of the Letter to his Farmers, Nigerian food expert and agronomist Babatunde Olarewaju...

The mistake white people make in establishing new African cooperatives

For the functioning of cooperatives, cooperation is required. Cooperation requires trust. This sounds obvious, but it is difficult to establish trust and cooperation in the African context. Why?

The Role of Oil & Gas in Africa’s Energy Supply

Recently, a court in The Hague ruled that oil and gas giant Shell must reduce its emissions by 45% in 2030. The verdict shows the pressure is on on fossil fuel producers. Now Africa has 15 per cent of the world’s population but consumes only 3 per...

Agriculture and Gender Issues: how female farmers are unrewarded

“Stakeholders in the agricultural sector should be proactive in involving women at all levels of policy development and ensure that concerns are addressed.” says Babatunde Olarewaju, Nigerian food expert and agronomist. In this week’s edition...

Being healthy and contributing to the environment

“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health and people are treated by the health industry which pays no attention to food. Our goal is to bridge that gap and turn food into a medicine.” says Angela Nuhn, vegan chef,...

The importance of international agreements

“You need to have an international arrangement that facilitates this continuous exchange and flow of material that are needed for agricultural production in order to address our food security needs” says Kent Nnadozie, Secretary of the...

Climate change: Beyond Lip service

The effects of climate change are challenging many smallholder farmers and should no longer be ignored. In this week’s edition of Letter to my Farmers, Nigerian food expert and agronomist Babatunde Olarewaju advocates some essential actions needed...

How is education perceived in Nigeria? An Igbo perspective

Akwukwo na-ato uto, an Igbo saying which underpins education as pleasant, sweet and tasty. Though figurative, it is philosophical and as a matter of fact, important in building the psychology of children, among other learners in the domain of formal...

Drones Applications for African Agriculture (Part 3)

"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 two is available...