With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting livelihoods, and the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) now beginning to influence food flows, agricultural trade in Africa is in a state of flux, with both challenges and opportunities. While AfCFTA implementation has begun, some crucial negotiations remain to be completed, and the full scope of its impact is not yet clear.
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Improving food donation policies is key to fighting food waste
As much as one third of all food produced is lost or wasted. Rather than reaching the estimated up to 811 million people who face hunger around the world, that food is [...]
Smallholder and agrifood SME resilience to shocks
Pandemic impacts on supply chains have differed by type of product. Mechanized production of [...]
Bread and Tea: A Look Into Yemen’s Food Security Crisis
Embroiled in an ongoing civil war since 2015, the food security situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate. According to food security experts, around two-thirds [...]
Water and cross-sectoral collaboration are key to food system transformations
At a series of dialogues convened as part of the UNFSS preparatory process, experts argued that well-managed water systems and cross-sectoral collaboration are critically important measures to transform food systems and protect fragile ecosystems. [...]
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