Bambara groundnut: new maps show where southern African farmers can grow this drought-tolerant crop

Across Africa, wheat, maize and rice are the most consumed cereal crops. When they fail because of drought, floods or other ...
Newsweek

Africa Is Ready for a Food Systems Revolution | Opinion

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. African leaders will meet for the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025: an ...

Nipho and Liyana Tembe Transform Old South African Railway Station for African Food Journeys

Location. Location. This adage could have been coined for Mist at Gillitts Station where chef Anele Mseleku is inspiring ...
Phys.org

60% of Africa's food is based on wheat, rice and maize—the continent's crop treasure trove is being neglected

African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three—wheat, maize, and rice—accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the ...

Black Food Sovereignty Makes a Global Mark with Annual Gathering in Ghana

The second annual Global Black Food Sovereignty Mbongi and Cultural Tour will bring food-system leaders from across Africa ...
Devex

Devex Dish: As donor aid declines, Africa seeks strategies to feed itself

Sign up to Devex Dish today. More than 6,000 delegates are gathered in Dakar, Senegal, this week for the Africa Food Systems Forum, the continent’s biggest ...
Al Jazeera English

The new US nutrition aid strategy undermines Africa’s hungriest

The new US foreign assistance strategy for nutrition makes little room for vulnerable smallholder farmers who have been the foundation of Africa’s food systems to date. Journalist and researcher.
FoodNavigator

Which food trends are big in Africa?

In Africa, food trends are influenced by shifting lifestyles, the importance of affordability and convenience, and the growing interplay of local and global flavours. Urbanisation is one of the ...
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NAFDAC seeks stronger African cooperation on food safety

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for stronger cooperation among African food regulators to address cross-border food safety threats and support ...
Phys.org

Rapid urbanization in Africa transforms local food systems and threatens biodiversity, says study

Urbanization in Africa is accelerating quickly, showing no signs of slowing down. An international team of researchers addresses critical gaps in our understanding of how this urbanization affects ...
Forbes

African Food Is Becoming Popular In The Midwest, Thanks To One Liberian Woman

Martha stocking items in her store in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In a modest storefront called Martha’s International Market, Inc. on 28th Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Martha and John PeeWee have ...
The Print

GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management Hosts India-Africa Food Security, Agri Trade & Investment Summit 2026 in Greater Noida

The India-Africa Food Security, Agri Trade & Investment Summit 2026 was inaugurated at GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and ...