food security

Smart agriculture can change Namibia’s food security

Smart agriculture can address the four main challenges of Namibia’s food production, namely affordability, market access, climate resilience and long-term food stability. This will cul...

Crops

3 Dec 2025 · 4 min read

Namibia’s food insecurity declines as rainfall boosts harvests

Namibia has recorded a remarkable decline in food insecurity, with the number of citizens facing acute food shortages dropping from 1,15 million in 2024 to approximately 456 000 in 2025,...

Crops

18 Nov 2025 · 8 min read

Food security: Indigenous knowledge key to sustainable agriculture

Indigenous knowledge is knowledge that has developed in communities over centuries. In Africa, knowledge is passed on from father to son. Since women are primarily responsible for keepin...

Crops

18 Nov 2025 · 8 min read

Food security: Bushmeat and zoonotic disease spillover

A young Ugandan student has become the first to record how a deadly virus like Marburg, a close relative of Ebola, jump from the carrier animal to other animals and humans. Bosco Atuk...

Crops

7 Aug 2025 · 6 min read

Food security: Women fighting climate change

Women’s role in agriculture in Africa Most of the world’s poor people live in rural areas where they depend on agriculture for their livelihood. In most countries in Africa, women...

Crops

6 Aug 2025 · 7 min read

Food security in South Africa: bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Despite its relatively small share of the total GDP (roughly 2,6%), agriculture is an important sector of the South African economy. The primary agricultural industry employed 924 000 pe...

News & Events

29 May 2025 · 4 min read

Namibia news: Millions pledged for agri-infrastructure

Namibian agriculture will receive a whopping N$561 million for infrastructure initiatives in the 2025/2026 financial year. This forms part of the government’s strategy to enhance natio...

Livestock

14 May 2025 · 4 min read

Grain marketing for the 2024/2025 season

The Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) extends its heartfelt commendations to the Government of the Republic of Zambia for its consistent efforts to encourage farmers to grow maize,...

News & Events

8 May 2025 · 3 min read

Food security and nutrition part 7: Hunger needs a new approach

Rates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse. According to the UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 report, food insecurity is highest in A...

Crops

15 Apr 2025 · 8 min read

Food security part 6: African women coping with hunger

Women in Africa often bear the brunt of whatever goes wrong in their country, whether it involves extreme weather conditions like drought or floods, civil conflict, or diseases like COVI...

People

10 Mar 2025 · 8 min read