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 ...
Revolutionizing Agriculture: Role of African Women in Circular Transformation
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 ...
Newsletter Feature: INCiTiS-FOOD Report – Connecting Stakeholders, Empowering Youth, and Bridging Living Labs
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 ...
Exploring the Diversity of Aquaponics Systems: A Sustainable Approach to Food Production
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 ...
Celebrating World Ocean Day: How Circular Farming Solutions Can Save the Oceans
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 ...
Growing Towards a Sustainable Future: The Power of Innovative Horticulture
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 ...
Newsletter Feature: Empowering Communities and Enhancing Food Security – The INCiTiS-FOOD project has started
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 ...
The Objective Lens: Dispelling Common Misconceptions About Insect Farming
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 ...
World Water Day Perspective: Valuing Water with Innovative Aquaponics Solutions
On March 22nd the world celebrates World Water Day, an international day established by the United Nations to raise awareness about the importance of freshwater and advocate for the sustainable management of this vital resource. The importance of thi ...
Unleashing Collaborative Potential for Sustainable Innovation and Community Empowerment through Living Labs
In the dynamic landscape of Research and Innovation (R&I), Living Labs have emerged as essential incubators for innovation, especially in the context of Horizon Europe and the larger European Union. These collaborative spaces, which combine cutti ...









