Jeffrey Chimenya could not imagine that agriculture could one day allow him to own a decent home and have a thriving milk supplying business. Farming meant subsistence for Jeffrey; it didn’t mean success. Yet today, four years after joining the Nyadanawo Farmer Field School (FFS), Jeffrey says that his dreams...

Just over a decade ago, it seemed to Abdoulaye Wade that life was too precarious. Education was becoming a goal beyond his reach, and opportunities in his native village in Bonconto, Senegal were too limited. So he decided to try his luck at migrating to Europe. It was to be...

En 2030, près de 40% de la population mondiale vivra dans une zone de stress hydrique élevé (situation où la demande en eau est supérieure à l’offre). Le Forum Mondial de l’Eau s’est tenu au Sénégal du 21 au 26 mars 2022.  Même s’ils saluent le choix de l’organiser pour...

Somalia has experienced years of conflict and fragility resulting in chronic poverty and vulnerability, displacement, poor economic capacity and food and nutrition insecurity. Half of Somalia’s population lives in rural areas, and agriculture – i.e. crops, livestock and fisheries – is the main source of economic activity, employment and exports....

FoodTank has produced an article based on the May 2022 dialogues on agroecology and the politics of knowledge, co-organized by AFSA, Groundswell International, IPES-Food, CCRP and Agroecology Fund, with the technical assistance of FAO and supported by Global Alliance for the Future of Food.  

Plusieurs panélistes ayant pris part à  la deuxième édition de ce rendez-vous, par  l’agence AfricaPresse Paris sur le développement de l’agriculture en Afrique ont  proposé des solutions à la problématique de la souveraineté alimentaire du continent. La rencontre s’est tenue mercredi 23 mars 2022 à Paris, dans le cadre de...

Le défi alimentaire accentué par la crise géopolitique avec une inflation des prix liée aux engrais et la famine qui se pointe interpelle tout le monde.

The Third CAADP Biennial Review (BR) reporting cycle has benefited from the overall coordination of AUC-DARBE and AUDA-NEPAD throughout the process. Our sincere gratitude is extended to the logistics teams that supported the process at various stages. The Policy LINK team is highly appreciated for the excellent logistical support provided...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

In the semi-arid lands of southern Kenya, a dynamic process of farmer-led irrigation has developed over the past two decades. It is characterised by short-term agreements to access land and water. Resident and migrant farmers, capital providers and local landowners have engaged in diverse partnerships to benefit from water and...

On the Ugandan shores of the largest lake in Africa, fishers were increasingly coming up empty-handed. Lake Victoria once boasted 500 species of fish but in recent years overfishing and poor fishing practices have taken a heavy toll on fish stocks, the environment and the communities who depend on them. ...

They are dotted with riverine vegetation, palm and hardwood trees. They are speckled with salt flats, savanna and mangrove creeks. At the first glance, the forests and the woodlands of the Gambia, tinged in different shades of green, look menacing and breathtaking in equal measure. Adorned with an array of prominent...

As the escalating climate crisis threatens access to water for millions across Africa, Drying Out African Lands: Expansion of Large-Scale Agriculture Threatens Access to Water in Africa unveils the devastating impact of large-scale agricultural plantations on the right to water on the continent. Since the 2007-2008 food crisis, Africa has...

The objective of the study was to assess the socio-economic effects of agroecological systems and practices inside and outside three bocage schemes, or hedgerow landscape schemes, set up by TERRE VERTE andAZN, and to evaluate the preconditions for developing the implementation of these systems and practices. The study was conducted...

A few weeks ago, my colleague Francesco Rampa rightly pointed out the need to seek more structural solutions to Africa’s food insecurity, rather than focusing only on short-term emergency responses. An important question remains: how can this be achieved? And where does the much-talked-about African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...

Plusieurs organisations membres de la Plateforme souveraineté alimentaire mettent en œuvre des projets d’appui à des pratiques agroécologiques, notamment en Afrique sub-saharienne. Ces projets forment des paysans et paysannes-ressources, qui ensuite transmettent leurs connaissances et leurs pratiques à d’autres familles paysannes. Les bénéfices des pratiques agroécologiques sont de mieux en mieux...

Ce carnet retrace l’accompagnement conduit par le Gret pour la création d’un périmètre agroforestier dans la province du Haut-Katanga en République démocratique du Congo, et la façon dont s’est structurée sa gouvernance. En réponse à la pression grandissante sur l’écosystème de miombo, dégradé par l’urbanisation, la production de charbon de bois...

Agriculture makes up nearly 20% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy—a higher percentage than any other region worldwide. From Nigeria to the fertile land across the East African Rift Valley, the continent is home to 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land. Given the massive role of agriculture across the region, this...

Though essential to food security on the continent, Africa’s small-scale farmers are often under-resourced and impoverished while also baring the brunt of climate change and biodiversity loss. With the Ukraine war raising fears about food insecurity and hunger, it’s never been more critical to help remove whatever barriers exist for this...

Face au défi alimentaire et aux instabilités climatiques, l’agriculture du Bénin doit accroître ses performances économiques, sociales et environnementales, en particulier par le développement de l’agroécologie. Le numérique est souvent cité comme un levier majeur de la transition agroécologique, mais les innovations numériques en agriculture au Bénin restent peu visibles....