How dialogue, documentation can preserve local food knowledge
When dialogue contextualises a topic which communities have always wished they had, local people see the need for their knowledge to be documented.
By Charles Dhewa
Jun. 12, 2024
Developing local capacity to handle food is the best way to stop food imports
A few months down the road, the same communities will be requesting food aid or remittances from relatives in cities or the diaspora.
By Charles Dhewa
Jun. 5, 2024
Converting harvests into commodities and products that last longer
Unlike mass markets that try to come up with fair pricing systems based on demand and supply, prices announced by government are often not informed by demand and supply.
By Charles Dhewa
Apr. 17, 2024
Building business models around indigenous food
Most African countries do not have enough packaged evidence to reveal what constitute the food basket in in particular communities and towns.
By Charles Dhewa
Mar. 20, 2024
Building business models around indigenous food – what are the issues?
These are some of the ways indigenous knowledge can be used to change and increase community knowledge bases.
By Charles Dhewa
Mar. 13, 2024
Stage set for epic All Africa Festival
The founding members and organisers of AFF lead non-profit initiatives which support Africans in the UAE.
By Kennedy Nyavaya
Jan. 23, 2024
Countries dependent on external inputs are colonised
The uniqueness of what makes local breeds indigenous should be preserved.
By Charles Dhewa
Jan. 10, 2024
Questions that can promote healthy African food through colleges and schools
Some foreign food has become part of African food systems such that people may be confused when such food is not considered African.
By Charles Dhewa
Aug. 24, 2023
Narrow extension models unsuitable for holistic food systems
In most communities, baboons, monkeys, wild pigs and even hippopotamuses often invade fields and homesteads to feed on farmers’ crops and foodstuffs.
By Charles Dhewa
Mar. 15, 2023
