There is an ongoing debate about how best to feed the growing world population in the long
run and associated implications for research and development. Some call for a new Green …

Many warning signs indicate that the food security goals formulated in 2015 will not be
achieved. This situation is particularly true for the African continent. After substantial …

Land consolidation activities have generally failed in the Sub-Saharan African region for
various reasons. However, there has been a new wave of land consolidation activities in the …

Purpose Against a milieu of fragmented research that documents indigenous practices
related to food security, and the heterogeneous settings from which the studies have been …

Agricultural commercialization has been promoted as a pathway for enhancing household
welfare in develo** countries. This paper assesses the extent and determinants of …

The value chains of African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) are highly constrained by high
postharvest losses (up to 50%) along the chain, largely occasioned by poor postharvest …

The shift from subsistence to more market-oriented agriculture is viewed as essential to
increase smallholder farmers' welfare. However, its impact on farmers' nutrition and informal …

Hunger and malnutrition continue to affect Africa especially the vulnerable children and
women in reproductive age. However, Africa has indigenous foods and associated …

Market participation by smallholder indigenous crop farmers holds significant potential for
the alleviation of food insecurity and poverty amongst rural households. Smallholder farmers …

While most studies on African Indigenous Vegetables (AIV) focused on their nutritional
values, household income and consumer attitudes, little has been documented on their …