Deep in the interior of Kano, Nigeria, a tractor rumbles through a field that, just a few years ago, would have been tilled by hand. The machine, however, is not owned by the landowner. Instead, it was hired through Hello Tractor, a mobile app that links tractor owners with smallholder farmers in need. For farmers, […]
The AFS Forum 2024 Annual Summit
The AFS Forum 2024 annual summit theme emphasizes unlocking the creative potential of youth and women to accelerate at scale economic development, alongside digital innovations for sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient food systems. The theme focuses on three key actions: innovate, accelerate, and scale: Delivering food systems in a digital and climate era.
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From Promise to Scale: Building Climate Resilience in African Agriculture
Africa contributes barely 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet its farmers are paying the steepest price as rising heat and erratic rains continue to erode their agricultural endeavours. According to the World Bank, climate change could shrink Africa’s crop yields by up to 20 percent by 2050. Such declines imply worsening food security […]
In Dakar, Senegal, between the 31st August to the 5th September, under the presidency of H.E. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the Africa Food Systems Forum gathers leaders from across the continent in meetings and dialogue under the theme: “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and the Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation.” Amidst the talk of transformation at […]
