Too often, researchers do the science and then bring farmers in after—unsurprisingly, their efforts are rarely successful.
Building Resilience in West and Central Africa: How CORAF Supports the Co-Creation of Local Solutions
CORAF works directly with farmers to develop solutions, enabling communities to own the process and the results.
123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023
Keep an eye on these 123 organizations that are pushing for better food and agriculture systems.
Film Series Says Out with Industrial Agriculture, in with Agroecology in Africa
The benefits of agroecology are backed by scientific evidence, but a recent film shows philanthropists continue to fund industrialized agriculture.
New Tool Aims to Strengthen Food Security in Africa
New applications of artificial intelligence show promise to better equip governments and NGOs for growing food security challenges in Africa.
Agroecology Boosts Employment, Rural Economies, and Gender Relations in Africa
Interdisciplinary collaboration can help to expand agroecology, which has the potential to feed the growing population and sustainably nourish future generations.
Africa’s Ag-tech Development Fulcrum: Some Dos and Don’ts for African Start-ups
Do entrepreneurs and tech start-ups follow the (comparatively) easy money by replicating industrial systems onto Africa farms or do they attempt to leap-frog towards just and sustainable solutions for Africa’s food system?
Is USAID’s Feed The Future Initiative Sustainable?
Feed The Future works in 19 countries across the globe, but hasn’t provided feedback on their progress towards self-reliance in more than two years.
Film Festival Highlights Small-Scale Farmers’ Collaboration Across Africa and South America
Farmers highlight several new techniques they developed to improve the health of their crops and communities.
Food Empowerment Project Employs Education to Help Consumers Make Ethical Food Choices
The Food Empowerment Project is aiming to help viewers make ethical food consumption and reduce the suffering of animals and people in the food industry.
