Africa Archives – Food Tank

Let’s Cook Kenyan Meals Nurtures Community and Healthy Lifestyles

Over 1.5 million more Kenyans cook at home with the help of Let’s Cook Kenyan Meals. Pamellah Oduor founded this Facebook page to bring joy, love and community through food.

Mango growers gain access to an integrated pest management package to fight against their greatest enemy: the fruit fly

IPM Empowers Farmers Not to Produce More, but Produce Better Mangoes

CORAF’s Project to Support the Regional Plan for the Control of Fruit Flies in West Africa developed a comprehensive integrated pest management package, empowering mango growers to grow fruit desired by the rest of the world.

GAIN aims to improve nutrition for everybody by improving the food system that connecting consumers to farmers.

Can Fixing Supply Chains Work as a Nutrition Intervention?

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is aligning supply chains with human need, for a better food system between farmer and consumer.

Preserving Africa’s Cultural Heritage at the Dinner Table

Changing lifestyles and a reliance on imported food is eroding traditional cuisine in Ghana. Through food across the continent, this Ghanaian chef is celebrating and preserving Africa’s culinary heritage, one yassa, maboke, or fonio jollof at a time.

New article reviewing fertilizer subsidy programs in Africa seeks a more holistic support for agricultural investment and long-term change for farmers.

Rebuilding Agricultural Subsidies from the Ground Up

Greater use of improved seed and fertilizer will not be enough for sustainable farming systems in Africa, according to new article on fertilizer subsidy programs.

The FAO offers guidance and resources to Fall Armyworm infested areas in Africa to aid food security.

Fall Armyworm : A Threat to Africa’s Food Security

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization promotes awareness and provides resources to smallholders to help mitigate Fall Armyworm infestation in Africa.

David Akana, communications director of CORAF, describes how different varieties of cassava are improving livelihoods for women farmers in Cote d’Ivoire.

Changing Women’s Lives in Ivory Coast

In West Africa where the percentage of women in poverty is growing, new technologies and crop varieties developed by the region’s leading researchers bring new opportunities for women and youths in terms of food and livelihood security.

Food Tank President, Danielle Nierenberg, reflects on U.S. President Trump's infamous statement about "Haiti and African countries" while traveling through Senegal.

Observations from a “Shithole” Country and a Note to President Trump

While visiting the West African country of Senegal, Food Tank President, Danielle Nierenberg, reflects on U.S. President Trump’s infamous statement about “Haiti and African countries” and the damage the President has inflicted.

Edie Mukiibi, VP at Slow Food, works with farming communities and young people to revitalize traditional farming techniques and promote African biodiversity.

Gardens are emblems of resistance: Interview with Slow Food International Vice President

Mukiibi: “Local food traditions are very important in ensuring sustainable diets and creating resilience to climate change in many different communities.”

A new report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reveals a surge in hunger in sub-Saharan Africa due to conflict and climate change.

Conflict and Climate Change are Driving Hunger Crisis

A new report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reveals the link between conflict and food insecurity and identifies pathways to help build resilience against conflict and contribute to sustaining peace.