Linking forestry and social protection for sustainable agrifood systems
At its core, agrifood systems transformation seeks to ensure that food production, distribution, and consumption are sustainable, resilient, and inclusive.
By Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Jan. 4, 2026
The invisible costs of fragmented data in African agric, food systems
WHILE the importance of agricultural and food systems data is no longer questionable, unless concrete examples are provided, many decisionmakers will take a casual approach to data.
By Charles Dhewa
Oct. 29, 2025
African food markets thrive on undocumented knowledge and systems
Why are African territorial markets good at aggregating and distributing indigenous food?
By Charles Dhewa
Aug. 27, 2025
How agroecology is quietly formulating food ingredients of the future
Such expertise is very important at a time when climate volatility and food-related diseases are challenging agriculture’s ability to meet the world’s nutritional needs.
By Charles Dhewa
Apr. 9, 2025
Circumstances under which flexible bridging finance makes all the difference
This presents challenges in harvesting and storing the commodities in ways that extend shelf life and preserve nutritional elements.
By Charles Dhewa
Mar. 19, 2025
Managing knowledge for holistic impact in agriculture and food systems
Basically, knowledge management is a systematic process of improving knowledge-sharing, increasing efficiency and enhancing decision-making.
By Charles Dhewa
Sep. 4, 2024
Reimagining agricultural extension for knowledge-driven economies
By operating in silos, there are often no clear knowledge sharing pathways between several departments under a single ministry.
By Charles Dhewa
Aug. 28, 2024
What is preventing African countries from contextualising food sovereignty?
With calls to transform African food systems getting louder, there is some emerging consensus that something is very wrong with current food systems.
By Charles Dhewa
Jun. 26, 2024
How dialogue, documentation can preserve local food knowledge
When dialogue contextualises a topic which communities have always wished they had, local people see the need for their knowledge to be documented.
By Charles Dhewa
Jun. 12, 2024
