Magazine
The Magazine aims to promote the sharing of articles on topics relevant to the community of ALE professionals and practitioners in Africa – with a focus on new, topical information relating to the sector including new methods and approaches.
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Food Security: participation of young people in community gardens
en| Nompumelelo Cebekhulu, Sikelela Jiba and Ntombizandile Mjekula Building Community Education Programmes Food Security
Read MoreThe youth unemployment rate in South Africa has drastically increased over the past few years leaving many in dire poverty.
When post-harvest losses disrupt food security efforts
en| Dyson Mthawanji | DVV Internationl Food Security
Read MorePost-harvest losses continue to undermine efforts to end hunger in the region.
World Food Day: Rural Women's Assembly Statement
en| Rural Women's Assembly Food Security
Read More17 October 2022
The Rural Women's Assembly (RWA) issued a Media Statement to highlight the pressing issue of hunger in the Southern Africa region.
Traditional farming methods shouldn't be disregarded
en| Anna Majavu, 6th June 2022 Food Security
Read MoreFirst published in the New Frame. Anna Majavu draws attention to the research of Brian Mandipaza – a researcher and farmer from Zimbabwe.
We will all die’: In Kenya, prolonged drought takes heavy toll
en| Virginia Pietromarchi Food Security
Read MoreKenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar are facing ecological disasters.
Agroecology: Is this a pathway towards Africa’s food systems transformation?
en| Nancy Rapando & Emmanual Ochola Matsaba, East and Central Africa, Solidaridad Food Security
Read MoreThe development and maintenance of secure food systems forms an important backbone of a healthy society.
Global environmental change and food systems in Southern Africa: the dynamic challenges facing regional policy
en| S. Drimie, J. Arntzen, P. Dube, J.S.I. Ingram, R.T Mano, C. Mataya, M.T. Muchero, E. Vhurumuku and G. Ziervogel Food Security
Read MoreThe ecological crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgency for countries in Africa to prioritise the development and protection of food systems.
How climate change contributed to Madagascar’s food crisis
en| Chris Funk | University of California Food Security
Read MoreIn 2021, the United Nations announced that Madagascar was on the brink of the world’s first “climate change famine” resulting in many people suffering “catastrophic” levels of hunger.
