Africa is home to a rich variety of incredible indigenous crops and foods – from nutrient-dense grains and legumes to unique fruits and leafy greens. Despite their value, many of these foods are often ...

The global food system contributes to multiple planetary crises—and is vulnerable to them. Climate change, other ecological degradation and socio-economic inequality are all linked to food.

Fermentation is a process where microorganisms like bacteria and yeast work together to break down complex carbohydrates and proteins into simpler, more digestible forms. The fermentation process not ...

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

The U.S. global food security envoy is pushing to bring back traditional African crops that American policies helped to sideline. By Somini Sengupta Cary Fowler once helped build an Arctic vault to ...

A traditional African diet rich in vegetables, fibre, and fermented foods can reverse inflammation and protect against chronic diseases in just two weeks, while Western diets exacerbate these ...

By Philip Tengzu, GNA Wa, (UW/R), March 26, GNA – Stakeholders in the Upper West Region have called for renewed efforts to promote African indigenous foods as a means of reclaiming cultural identity ...

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