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Boosting The Staples Processing Sector: A Critical Crossroad For Improved Diets And Transformation Of The Rural Space In Africa

By: Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson of AKADEMIYA206, and Co-Chair of the Malabo Montpellier Panel A growing class of wealthier, time-constrained, mostly urban populations in Africa are hungry for shelf-stable, ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook, or easy-to-prepare processed foods. It presents a rare opportunity for the continent’s agrifood processors to tap into a growth market expected to triple the value of Africa’s food and […]

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Farmer in a green field pointing towards crops, highlighting climate impact on smallholders.

Smallholder Farmers Gain Least From International Climate Funding

By Maina Waruru Smallholder farmers from the Global South benefit from a grossly disproportionate 0.3% of international climate finance despite producing a third of the world’s food and despite holding the key to climate-proofing food systems. The family farmers and rural communities received around USD 2 billion from both public and private international climate funds out of the […]

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