Historically, fish farming started in ponds on farms to locally raise food high in protein; and today aquaculture has become a cultural and identity trait to many communities. The farming of the fish in question that has been used in the last 4,000 y ...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' 2023 report reveals a remarkable trend: women dominate employment in agrifood systems, surpassing men. This feat is achieved even as they shoulder the weight of unpaid domestic and care dut ...
Building Connections for Sustainability By building connections among diverse stakeholders, INCiTiS-FOOD is revolutionizing the future of food security and driving impactful agricultural development. Recently, the project had impactful activities ...
Finding sustainable solutions for food production is crucial in a world dealing with issues like population expansion, resource scarcity, and environmental deterioration. Parallel to that, the demand for seafood is increasing along with the growth of ...
In recent years, the agricultural sectors of aquaculture and horticulture in Africa have been actively tapping into the possibilities offered by food innovations. Additionally, circular food systems have gained significant attention for their ability ...
World Ocean Day marks an occasion to reflect on the importance our oceans have and the pressing need to conserve and preserve them.Today, the world’s oceans face numerous challenges, ranging from habitat destruction, plastic pollution, overfishing, a ...
With the world population growing, greater efforts and innovation is getting allocated and re-directed toward sustainably increasing agricultural production, improving the global supply chain, decreasing food losses and waste, and ensuring that all h ...
Food systems encompass the totality of actors and interactions within the value chain and with consumers. To successfully transform food systems an enabling infrastructure and policy environment is necessary. Current African food systems are struggli ...
INCiTiS-FOOD is a 4-year Horizon Europe project aimed at improving food and nutrition security (FNS) in African city regions and reducing the environmental footprint of the food system while promoting circularity. This interdisciplinary project will ...
Growing in popularity is the idea that insect farming, a crucial part of sustainable food systems, can help solve the world's problems with environmental sustainability and food security. Eating insects is far from being a new concept as they’re curr ...
From creating best- fit agri-food technologies and reducing environmental footprint to designing new business models, the INCiTiS-FOOD project will create an inclusive food system in African cities and towns.
