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Governor’s Day with Farmers — an innovative governance tool to bring more local agri-food actors…

Governor’s Day with Farmers — an innovative governance tool to brin...

Kakamega County, in the western part of Kenya, can be viewed as a text book case of unfulfilled potential. While it has not escaped the…
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Larissa Stiem-Bhatia
Business as usual will not fix the urban food system crisis: A call to prioritize local voices

Business as usual will not fix the urban food system crisis: A call...

Berlin meeting examines gaps between international policy intentions and implementation on the ground.
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
Linking biodiversity conservation to human rights: A much-needed conversation at CBD 15

Linking biodiversity conservation to human rights: A much-needed co...

As we put together this newsletter, delegations were preparing for the high-level segment of the UN Biodiveristy Conference (COP 15) in…
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
Coping with conflicts and forced displacement — the role of Foyer Fama’s Kitchen

Coping with conflicts and forced displacement — the role of Foyer F...

Foyer Fama’s community kitchen provides food and employment opportunities for internally displaced women and their children. It emerged as…
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Dieudonné Edouard Sango
Vídeos
Video Diaries from Nairobi Phase II: Navigating food insecurity in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

Video Diaries from Nairobi Phase II: Navigating food insecurity in ...

What has happened so far
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
Video diaries from Nairobi: Navigating food insecurity in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

Video diaries from Nairobi: Navigating food insecurity in times of ...

The impact of the coronavirus and government measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic are causing unprecedented disruptions across all…
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
Covid-19 Food/Future
Amazing women — the force behind the community kitchens in the townships of Cape Town

Amazing women — the force behind the community kitchens in the town...

Last week, the Urban Food Futures programme gathered in Cape Town for a vibrant one-week workshop. We are deeply impressed and moved by…
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
“I don’t know where the firewood buyers are coming from”

“I don’t know where the firewood buyers are coming from”

How Covid19 puts the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities at risk.
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
Covid-19 and the evolving face of urban farming in Nairobi

Covid-19 and the evolving face of urban farming in Nairobi

food insecurity was already a challenge before the pandemic, affecting over 70% of residents who spend 50–70% of their income on food…
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
Repurposing social media: Spotlight on emerging innovations in Nairobi’s informal fresh food…

Repurposing social media: Spotlight on emerging innovations in Nair...

Lockdown and social distancing have led to a worldwide boom in online food and grocery delivery services, with Nairobi now being the…
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
La filière lait fait face à la crise sanitaire du Covid-19 à Madagascar.

La filière lait fait face à la crise sanitaire du Covid-19 à Madaga...

La pandémie de Covid-19 a des impacts socio-économiques négatifs à Madagascar. Dans ce cas, la majorité des filières existantes ont été…
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Maya Disraëli
Can Kenya’s manufacturing sector spur food, and economic diversification post Covid-19?

Can Kenya’s manufacturing sector spur food, and economic diversific...

The article explores whether the agro-processing sector could help realise the country’s constantly missed industrialization targets…
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Atula Owade
Rebuilding our food systems — an ecosystem-based approach for resilience

Rebuilding our food systems — an ecosystem-based approach for resil...

Our food systems: Challenged by multiple crises
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Larissa Stiem-Bhatia
Agroecology: An innovative solution to food security in times of crises

Agroecology: An innovative solution to food security in times of cr...

“Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together.“
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TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability
Covid-19: An opportunity, or yet another blow for Kenya’s dairy sector?

Covid-19: An opportunity, or yet another blow for Kenya’s dairy sec...

Perhaps one of the low-hanging fruit opportunities for farmers is producing their own feed inputs...
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Sharon J Cheboi
Covid-19 en RDC : le défi de l’accès aux tracteurs se réaffirme pour les petits producteurs…

Covid-19 en RDC : le défi de l’accès aux tracteurs se réaffirme pou...

Le recours aux tracteurs agricoles a le pouvoir de transformer les économies des familles rurales en facilitant l’augmentation de la…
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Eden Mvuenga
Will cheap fertilizers restore food security in Malawi?

Will cheap fertilizers restore food security in Malawi?

Despite its abundant natural resources, a good policy environment, and the involvement of the majority of its population in agriculture…
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Nellie Kanyemba Kapatuka
Agriculture familiale au Burkina Faso : « La post-covid est à préparer »

Agriculture familiale au Burkina Faso : « La post-covid est à prépa...

La Confédération Paysanne du Faso (CPF) a récemment mis en place un comité de veille et d’action pour faire face à la Covid-19. Ce comité…
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Dieudonné Edouard Sango
Burkina Faso : La filière lait encore plus menacée avec la Covid-19

Burkina Faso : La filière lait encore plus menacée avec la Covid-19

Le secteur laitier au Burkina n’a pas également résisté à la crise de la Covid-19. Les mesures de riposte au plan local ont fortement…
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Dieudonné Edouard Sango
Le ROPPA met en lumière l’impact de la Covid-19 sur les femmes ouest-africaines

Le ROPPA met en lumière l’impact de la Covid-19 sur les femmes oues...

Conjointement avec six organisations ouest-africaines, le Réseau des organisations paysannes et des producteurs agricoles (ROPPA) a mené…
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Dieudonné Edouard Sango
Is there hope for a more inclusive wine sector in post Covid-19 South Africa?

Is there hope for a more inclusive wine sector in post Covid-19 Sou...

Enlarging the wine “space” is particularly crucial in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, as South Africa faces ever-increasing economic…
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Nomfundo Zondi
Strengthening Nigeria’s smallholder farmers to curb food security crises, post Covid-19

Strengthening Nigeria’s smallholder farmers to curb food security c...

In many ways, investment in smallholder farmers can boost farming output, and make supply chain operations more efficient…
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Dorcas Abimbola Omole
L’impact de la #Covid19 dans les Niayes et la vallée du Sénégal

L’impact de la #Covid19 dans les Niayes et la vallée du Sénégal

Au Sénégal, l’horticulture est considérée comme le sous-secteur leader de l’agriculture non seulement au regard de sa contribution par les…
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Yacine yade
Covid-19 disrupts crucial meat export sector in Ethiopia

Covid-19 disrupts crucial meat export sector in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is one of the foremost exporters of goat meat globally. According to World Top Exports Ethiopia is the 7th largest exporter.
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Yared Tesema
Closing the poverty cycle in post Covid-19 Nigeria

Closing the poverty cycle in post Covid-19 Nigeria

The Covid-19 shock alone could push about 5 million more Nigerians into poverty in 2020 alone.…
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Dorcas Abimbola Omole
More than 1 million livelihoods at risk as Kenya’s hospitality struggles…

More than 1 million livelihoods at risk as Kenya’s hospitality stru...

A market survey carried out by the Central Bank of Kenya in April revealed that a shocking 90% of employees in hotels had been laid off.…
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Atula Owade
Accepting the New Normal: Malawi comes full circle on Covid-19

Accepting the New Normal: Malawi comes full circle on Covid-19

Some observers have compared the trajectory of the virus’ spread to the five stages of grief…
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Nellie Kanyemba Kapatuka
Agriculture Urbaine et Covid-19 à Antananarivo : Un mécanisme adéquat pour l’approvisionnement et…

Agriculture Urbaine et Covid-19 à Antananarivo : Un mécanisme adéqu...

Les activités rurales dominent la majeure partie du territoire de Madagascar. Cette activité est prépondérante autant dans les zones…
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Malala Onisoa R.
College students: A forgotten demographic in tackling Kenya’s food access gaps

College students: A forgotten demographic in tackling Kenya’s food ...

Learning institutions were among the first to shut down as soon as the first Covid-19 case was reported in early March.
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Sharon J Cheboi
Ethiopia boosts efforts to tackle food and nutrition insecurity

Ethiopia boosts efforts to tackle food and nutrition insecurity

The challenges faced by Ethiopia’s capital city are multiplied many times over across the country..
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Yared Tesema
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