By applying circular economy principles to food system value chains, three objectives are defined as circular components of an ideal future food system: food is produced in ways that regenerate nature; food is not lost or wasted, and commonly wasted...
With the world navigating the second year of a pandemic, we knew we had to hit the ground running and do some important work to ensure that South Africa’s policies support existing startups and those that will emerge post the pandemic. SiMODiSA, toge...
Mozambique is one of the countries most affected by climate change (UNDP). It also has one of the highest poverty rates in the world, with women being afflicted in a disproportionate manner, and tremendous gender gaps in everything that could give th...
At a time when East African economies are not absorbing young people at the rate that they’re joining the labour force, investment in people development and talent management has never been more important.
Globally farmers produce enough food to feed 1.5x the world’s population. Despite this, 795 million people are hungry, and many of the world’s 500 million smallholder farmers have to live on less than $2 per day. Add to that the significant role of o...
This AfricArena State of Tech in Africa report, issued annually, aims to provide all interested parties with insights and knowledge about the trends in the African tech sector. Its goal is not to add another set of analytics, but rather to add value...
The Great Green Wall for the Sahel and the Sahara Initiative, which seeks to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land and create 10 million green jobs by 2030, has entered a new phase with partners pledging more than USD 14 billion in internatio...
Amid the doom and gloom of uncontrolled climate change, there is room for hope. The world can still halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve its climate goals.
The Working Group III report provides an updated global assessment of climate change mitigation progress and pledges and examines the sources of global emissions.
The developments in Russia and Ukraine are piling pressure on already constrained global food markets. African countries should swiftly seek alternative import sources to fill the gap created by restricted exports from Russia and Ukraine.
Food Security Outlook. The food insecurity hotspots in March 2022 were South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to push food and energy prices up across the continent creating serious food security challenges...
In April 2022, the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development released a white paper to provide global donors with options to transform our food systems, to make them more resilient and sustainable.