Month: July 2024

In Sub-Saharan Africa, ‘forgotten’ foods could boost climate resilience, nutrition

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A 2023 study was recently awarded the Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for its work identifying “forgotten” food crops in sub-Saharan Africa that may be more resilient to climate change than the region’s current staple crops of maize, rice, cassava...

There is a Maize Supply Challenge on the Horizon in Southern Africa

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by Wandile Sihlobo The Southern African region continues to face climate-related challenges that place its agricultural sector and food supply at risk. The mid-summer drought of 2024 has devasted the regional maize supplies, a staple food crop for the region. So far, the focus has been on the...