Blog – African Food Fellowship

Faster food system transformation: why it’s more art than science

Changes to the way our food is produced, processed, distributed, consumed, and disposed of will rely more on creativity, intuition, and subjective judgment rather than strict scientific principles and methodologies. This is why…

Rwanda strategic advisory circle kicks off

The African Food Fellowship has now put in place a Strategic Advisory Circle in Rwanda, whose members will be tasked with providing strategic guidance to …

Africa deserves better food systems. This is how we are making it happen.

The African Food Fellowship is growing a movement of food systems leaders working to transform food on the continent. Just 16 months after the Fellowship …

The AGRF’s call for food systems action, action, action

Recently I joined nearly 6500(!) deeply engaged colleagues at the African Green Revolution Forum AGRF 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda to lay my ear to the …

Where’s the coffee at the AGRF?

By Alex Rees ‘Where’s the coffee?’ was a question I overheard as a leading farmers representative walked past me talking with a colleague at the …

Diego Twahirwa: My Journey to the top of Africa’s spice business

Diego Dieudonné Twahirwa is the CEO and founder of Gashora Farms, an enterprise based in Rwanda which exports chillies and chilli products to Europe. Twahirwa …

Making aquaculture attractive to the youth in Kenya

By Proscovia Alando, Alex Akidiva, Safina Musa and Ruth Lewo Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing sub-sectors of the Kenyan economy, having recorded 7.6% …

Why ‘kienyeji’ vegetables are Kenya’s new goldmine

By Kweyu Suleiman, Leah Mwaura, Rashid Boru, Tele Boit and Waithera Ng’ang’a. African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) have become an integral part of the Kenyan diet …

Fellows’ big plan to make digital finance work for all actors across the value chain

By Richard Midikira, Lilian Wangui and Janet Ngombalu Blog 1: It’s estimated that 75% of Kenyans make a living through agriculture and generate 24% of …

Synopsis of aquaculture in Kenya: Some gamechangers for the industry

By Safina Musa, Proscovia Alando, Ruth Lewo and Alex Akidiva Kenya’s fisheries are at their production limit at a time rapid human population growth, urbanisation …

Build efficient market systems to boost profitability in the agricultural sector

By Winnie Yegon, Elizabeth Gathogo Charles Muteithia and Tom Ogweno The agricultural sector continues to provide immense opportunities for meaningful employment and sources of income …

Beyond COP26: New climate goals a big boost for inclusive food systems

By Elizabeth Gathogo Global warming is destabilizing the planet. It has led to extreme and erratic weather patterns, negatively impacting livelihoods and trade, says Horticulture …

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