During Nairobi Innovation Week, we had an opportunity to meet some of the Kenyan farmers that FoodAfrica has trained. So, the direction toward the county of Machakos, and off we went! Alex Mutuku Munyao has a small farm on a hillside close to Machakos town. Among other things, he farms maize and avocado, which flourish in a warm and humid environment. Rains in the area come in cycles, so Alex …
In the beginning of March, the FoodAfrica team packed their bags and headed to Kenya to attend Nairobi Innovation week. In addition to continuing the dissemination work of our research results, the team wanted to create a forum where new business opportunities between international companies, research institutes, and the public sector could be born. For that, the programme joined forces with the Embassy of Finland in Nairobi to organise an …
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 …
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 …
FoodAfrica team will participate in the Nairobi Innovation Week in early March to showcase the key results of the programme. As part of the dissemination work of the results, the programme aims to create new business opportunities for local and international companies. Since 2012, FoodAfrica has worked hard to increase food security in six African countries. Now it’s time to see what we, together with numerous local farmers and other …
What is a value chain? How to analyse market data or how to conduct an experiment in agricultural markets? These and many other questions were pondered in a training course offered by FoodAfrica WP6 team. Analysis of agricultural markets is a timely topic. A well-conducted analysis can help stakeholders to make informed decisions. “However, obtaining robust information on how, for instance, market shocks or interventions influence the value chain is …