The production of high-quality rhizobia inoculants (biofertilizers) for field application is crucial to enhance biomass production and yields of grain-legumes and also to improve soil health, resilience, and sustainable food production systems. Grain-legumes production or intercropped with non-legumes with the application of rhizobia inoculants are being conducted by the food systems labs at Bahir […]
Read morePromoting vegetables consumption in School Feeding Program
The HealthyFoodAfrica project’s Food System Lab in Tamale aims to promote the consumption of vegetables in school feeding. This was done with the establishment of school vegetable gardens with both indigenous and exotic vegetables to be used in feeding school children in selected basic schools within Tamale Rural communities.
Read moreStronger role of food processing in Agrifood needed
There must be separate focus on the food industry development, with professional actors in manufacturing combined with research leading the change. This requires new thinking, actions and, even more crucially, funding to narrow the gap in the food processing capacity for Africa to process its own crops and plants for local consumption and export. […]
Read moreMainstreaming gender in food system projects
Women and youth constitute a large percentage of participants in food systems, and their involvement in food systems is key. Therefore, gender inclusiveness is a vital part of successful food systems improvement efforts. In HFA, gender has been integrated right from project setup of its staff, at data collection, data analysis and reporting. Gender […]
Read moreUrban vegetable gardens for better diets in the informal settlements of urban Kisumu
Urban gardens are often promoted to make nutritious foods available, accessible, and affordable to the people. This project uses innovative approaches to ensure urban gardens lead to improved diets in a sustainable way.
Read moreTraining kit on innovative food products, processes and agri-business models to create sustainable and nutritious foods in Sub-Saharan Africa
Many actors in the food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have great ideas on how to tackle their specific needs to increase food security and nutrition through novel food products and local initiatives. To support this, a training kit (T-Kit) was developed, and a summer school organized as part of the HFA project.
Read moreMapping the food environment to understand diet quality
A food environment study was conducted by HeathyFoodAfrica’s Kisumu Food System Lab in 4 informal settlements to better understand the foods available to consumers.
Read moreParticipatory development of nutrition education materials – key step into food system interventions
Integrating nutrition education into food system interventions can improve consumer diets if materials are locally adapted. HealthyFoodAfrica project conducted a 2-day workshop to develop materials for nutrition education in Kisumu Food System Lab.
Read moreAnalysis of the school food environment in urban and peri-urban area of southern Benin to design nutrition intervention
The HealthyFoodAfrica project aims to improve the nutrition of school children. The project’s Food System Lab in Cotonou, Benin, analyzed food availability, quality and safety in primary schools based on the number of food groups available and hygiene and sanitary practices within primary schools.
Read moreBaseline fish farming characteristics and practices in Ghana
The CSIR-Water Research Institute, Ghana, conducted a baseline fish farms survey in Accra Food System Lab to discover the baseline fish farming characteristics and practices in Ghana and how these could be improved for a resilient fish production and healthy diets and food systems.
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