A new small-scale study found that when participants switched from a western diet to the traditional Kilimanjaro diet, their health markers improved in as little as two weeks. The researchers say they ...

Study reveals a traditional African diet protects against non-communicable diseases while common Western foods increase health risks.

Cathy Doherty is a family nurse practitioner living on Lopez Island who has been in practice for 38 years. She began ...

Africa’s indigenous foods may hold the key to a healthier, more sustainable future – if we choose to value them.

The Africa Food Prize began as the Yara Prize in 2005, established by Yara International ASA in Norway to honour achievements in African agriculture. In 2015, Yara and AGRA jointly transferred the ...

Welcoming more than 350 exhibitors and 6000 visitors from over 25 countries, the inaugural Africa Food Show is poised to become Africa’s premier event for the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry.

In Africa, fermented foods hold great cultural significance and health benefits, yet have not been thoroughly researched.

For agriculture, South Africa has set four G20 priorities: - The promotion of policies and investments that can lead to improved food and nutrition security - Empowering youth and women to participate ...

Baltimore, Maryland — Last year, 343 million people were experiencing acute food insecurity ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 ...

In this piece, we highlight some of those stories, celebrating the power and promise of Africa's indigenous foods. Modern food systems often harm both health and the environment. These systems ...