Have we mistaken improvement for evolution?
We have changed our weapons, but have we changed our ways? Human progress has never been simple. Across centuries, every…
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Ending hunger is not just about food
Broken credit systems, poor storage, and climate shocks show why Africa’s farming struggle is more about systems than scarcity. Yet…
Electricity Without Food? The Other African Power Crisis
Africa is lighting up at night in ways it never did before. Solar farms stand in the desert, new dams…
How can an overweight person suffer from malnutrition?
When wealth brings hunger: A double standard Today, more than 2 billion people suffer from some form of malnutrition, many…
Feeding a Child Is Not Charity. It Is Governance.
What does it mean when a child goes to bed hungry in a world that produces more than enough food?…
How Lucky Are You?
Editorial When I was a little girl, I often heard the line: “Think of the starving kids in Africa.” It came when…
Africa feeds the world. But who feeds Africa?
It is a question that cannot be answered by numbers alone, though the numbers are striking. The Food and Agriculture…
When the River Turns Against Us
Ghana Water Limited has been forced to shut down its Kwanyako Headworks in the Central Region after the intake pumps…
Ballistic Shields and Empty Bowls
A mother in Texas checks her child’s backpack before the bus arrives. Inside the lunchbox are snacks and juice. Tucked…
First Harvest, Last Meal: When the Harvest Fails Because We Can’t Save It
Editorial At the Kofar Suari feeding centre in Katsina State, a mother held her toddler, Shamsiya. Her belly was swollen,…