The HealthyFoodAfrica project organized a hands-on training in Northern Ghana to empower rural communities to turn soybeans into nutritious, marketable products. By building practical skills and supporting local entrepreneurship, the aim is to promote food security, better nutrition, and sustainable livelihoods. The Accra Food System Lab (FSL Accra), operated by CSIR, successfully organized a hands-on […]
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For the past five years the HealthyFoodAfrica project has worked in ten locations in six African countries to co-create local innovations and strategies to improve food systems. Now, it is time to wrap up the project in final event organised on 7th May 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Event details and registration When: Wednesday 7th […]
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Join us on May 6, 2025, for a collaborative science-policy event on the Agroecological Transition of Food Systems in Africa. The day-long event will feature insights from nine EU-Africa projects. Registration is now open here. We cordially invite you to attend our collaborative Science-Policy event on Agroecological Transition of Food Systems in Africa 6 May […]
Read moreHealthyFoodAfrica’s thematic Work Package 3 promotes production of healthy and nutritious food products through resource-efficient, climate-resilient production systems including crop, aquaculture and integrated systems. The Work Package’s objective is to contribute to more sustainable, diverse, resilient and climate-smart food production systems and strategies with a focus on legumes, fish as well as vegetables and fruit. […]
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The HealthyFoodAfrica project is working to transform the food systems towards healthier consumption patterns and diets. Under its thematic Work Package 2 dealing with food consumption and healthy nutrition, the project focuses on implementing nutrition education and consumer awareness among other food system interventions to ensure change in consumption patterns. Food systems have an impact […]
Read moreAfrica’s food systems face many challenges, including trade dynamics, resource scarcity, governance, and inequality. Among these challenges, the role of women in food systems stands out as a key issue. The HealthyFoodAfrica project is making progress in understanding gender issues in Africa’s food systems: a policy brief and a training kit were created to provide […]
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As the northern hemisphere is enjoying the longest daylight hours of the year, it is good to reflect back on the sun and warmth we experienced in Accra a few months ago. It was HealthyFoodAfrica’s second live consortium meeting, and once again highlighted the importance of actual face-to-face discussions, field visits to experience the work […]
Read moreWe have produced Practice Abstracts to disseminate project’s findings to a larger audience. The Practice Abstacts are targeted to food systems actors: farmers, vendors or anyone who could benefit from information on how to create more sustainable, efficient, inclusive and healthy food systems. Food System Lab Accra in Ghana conducted a baseline fish farms survey […]
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The HealthyFoodAfrica (HFA) project has now been up and running for over a year. It is a good time to reflect on where we are and where we want to be – both in the near, and in the more distant future. HFA is a project that aims to tackle the challenges of the food […]
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HealthyFoodAfrica is an EU-funded research & innovation action aiming at sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems in African cities. The project is a collaborative effort by 17 partners in both Europe and Africa. African agri-food systems are facing numerous challenges related to climate change, rapid population growth and urbanization. Both food production and consumption patterns […]
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