FoodAfrica programme has trained 20,000 farmers in sustainable farming practices

Nairobi, Kenya, 6 March 2018 – 20,000 farmers in Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda have improved the security and quality of their food supply thanks to the FoodAfrica Programme. In addition to those farmers and their communities, it is estimated that the programme has also had an impact on the lives of over 200,000 people. “FoodAfrica has been an extremely interesting and rewarding programme,” said Mila Sell, a …

An updated results booklet of FoodAfrica is now available!

6 years, 6 countries, and numerous researchers, farmers and other partners working hard to increase food security in West and East Africa. The FoodAfrica Results booklet gives you an overview of what was achieved. Key results include: Training almost 20,000 local farmers on ecologically and economically sustainable farming Decreasing the level of aflatoxin contamination in Kenya Improving the income from milk production in Senegal And many more… Read the brochure …

New business models will be developed and tested for scaling up aflatoxin control technologies in Kenya

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) will continue to work on developing aflatoxin control technologies even after FoodAfrica. The work will continue in cooperation with Wageningen University and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as they recently secured 600,000 Euro funding to develop and test business models for scaling up aflatoxin control technologies through farmer groups in Kenya. When some molds grow on crops, they produce toxic substances …