Africa’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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Coordinator’s reflections: From planning to innovation – school gardens for self-sufficiency
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 morePractical information from the HealthyFoodAfrica project’s results to food system actors
We 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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Reflections on the first year of HealthyFoodAfrica
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 kicks off to improve food systems in ten African cities
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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