By definition a farmer is an individual who owns or manages a farm. In Africa, it also means the person who cultivates the ground, who raises and breeds animals in order to feed people of their community. However, trouble is: what happens when these people who feed society become too ill to plan, because of […]
It was Mahatma Ghandhi who was quoted as saying that the hungry person sees God only as a piece of the bread which they need to survive the moment. That is, the miracle that will take them through their immediate plight. How true! This review of Ending Hunger Now, shows how hunger exists today because […]
Literally the Democratic Republic of Congo shares borders with Uganda Rwanda and Burundi (eastward); the enclave of Angola at Cabinda, the Republic of the Congo, and the Atlantic Ocean (westward); Zambia and Angola (southward); and Central African Republic and South Sudan (northward), demarcated to the west from Tanzania by the Tanganyika Lake in the east. […]
John Kursters a wonderful work of posting some major contributions by efforts by Africans towards African Food Security: Read more at DavidOlali.com.
Africa is the second largest continent, after Asia, and has 54 independent countries in it, all with varying sizes and shapes. Africa’s size is certainly more than 30m (30,221,000 sq km [11, 679, 000 sq miles]). It is probably correct to say that the misrepresentation Africa’s true size has caused more harm than good both […]
Because of the primary reason why AFS was established, our VISION seeks to continually explore, research and find the significant intersections between Food and Security on the continent of Africa, and to secure a self-sustained African continent in terms of food security. So, AFS will always prioritize maximizing education and enlightenment campaign levels for the […]
AFS aims to provide food security viability for Africa through multi-tiered consultations, collaborative research ,and pragmatic partnerships.
Welcome again. Thanks for coming back. You should know that AFS is the right place to be as we speak. Where else would you rather be at a period in the history of our world when FOOD and SECURITY subjects dominate every other aspect of human existence. …think about it this way… Food is produced […]
Although there are growing security challenges which countries around world are passing through, Africa is gradually becoming the epicenter of security issues. Some of these are related to the emergence of threats from terror networks operating around and in the continent.
Currently Africa is experiencing serious problems related to food production and management. There are also concerns about a looming global food scarcity which is forcing countries with foresight to begin preparations in readiness for the Doomsday. Meanwhile African many African countries continue to live off the good will of foreign aids, despite the endowment of […]