It has only been a few weeks since governments across West Africa ordered partial or complete lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and already the region’s […]
COVID-19: Strengthening West Africa’s Fragile Food Ecosystems! – Ndidi Nwuneli
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Ndidi Nwuneli writes the Role of the Private Sector in Humanitarian Efforts
On Dec. 30, following three consecutive years of drought in Zimbabwe, the World Food Programme issued a plea for the international community to support the country. WFP […]
Ndidi Nwuneli writes on how Africa’s entrepreneurs can innovate and invest to put African cuisine on the world stage
“Over the past six months, I have engaged in a simple experiment. In packed rooms in Europe and the United States, I have asked “what is your […]
Ndidi Nwuneli Writes on Young Entrepreneurs Driving Africa’s Agricultural Transformation
In 2015, a twenty-seven-year-old Lesego Holzapfel moved home to South Africa from the UK to build a sustainable business that invested in agriculture’s most marginalized voices. A […]
Ndidi Nwuneli Article on Promoting Inclusive Business
On twitter, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations posted a photo with a quote: “Rural people produce 3/4 of the world’s food yet these […]
The World Economic Forum features Sahel
As we close out the month of October, in which we celebrated World Food Day, we are proud to share an OPED written by our managing partner […]
Ndidi Nwuneli Writes On Implications of the Monsanto ruling on African Farmers
On August 10th, 2018, a California judge ordered Monsanto, a global agribusiness owned by Bayer, to pay $289 million in damages to Dewayne Johnson, a former groundskeeper […]
Ndidi Nwuneli Writes On Rethinking Agricultural Research and Innovation in West Africa
It is rainy season in West Africa. Adamu, a maize farmer in Katsina State in Northern Nigeria, has waited anxiously for the rains to plant his recycled […]
