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A CABI-led review involving an international team of scientists has revealed that women dominate the value chain of insects used as food and feed in Africa but that their role varies with insects and regions. In Africa, insects – such as locusts, crickets, grasshopper, the mopane worm, and flies, have long been used as human […]
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Momentum Group Foundation placed its Women in Farming programme centre stage when the Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba convened recently in Pretoria. Widely regarded as Africa’s foremost platform for young farmers and agripreneurs, the Indaba offered a dynamic space for learning, networking and opportunity creation. Across two days, delegates attended keynote addresses, technical workshops, panel discussions […]
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By Debra Mallowah, Head of Crop Science, Africa at Bayer SSA Across Sub-Saharan Africa, women have long been the bedrock of families and communities – female warriors who till the land, nurture crops, and feed nations. Yet, while they power the continent’s food systems, they remain invisible in the formal agri-food economy – the vast […]
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