Welcome to this episode of the podcast where we feature part I of my conversation with Mark Gachagua of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition(GAIN); to talk about policy and advocacy in the food systems arena.

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GAIN - https://www.gainhealth.org

Culinary medicine explores the link between health and food. On this episode, we feature Grace Nduta; a food scientist and dietitian to explore the role of food as medicine. Tune in to learn more.

Grace Nduta https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-nduta/

Welcome back to a new season of the podcast! We premier this episode by talking about climate smart legumes with Anne Chisa of Root of the science media. Apart from being a leading science communicator amplifying African voices in STEM, Anne is also doing research into enhancing climate smart legume production.

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To know more about Anne

To learn more about The root of the science media

In October 2023, I had the honor to be a panelist in a webinar to talk about science communication in Africa. The panel consisted of members from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. We talked about what goes into creating a successful platform, need for collaboration, mentoring upcoming science communicators challenges and finally shared tools that have been useful in doing our work. 

Tune in to learn all about it.

Panelists: 

Saad Lotfey - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/saadlotfey/⁠

Cyril Boateng - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrildboateng/⁠

Sarah Nyanchera - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahnyancheranyakeri/⁠

Ruth Torty - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-torty-680633122/⁠

Wealth Okete - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/wealthokete/⁠

Anne Chisa - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-chisa/

In October 2023, I had the honor to be a panelist in a webinar to talk about science communication in Africa. The panel consisted of members from Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

We talked about what goes into creating a successful platform, need for collaboration, mentoring upcoming science communicators challenges and finally shared tools that have been useful in doing our work.

Tune in to learn all about it.

Panelists:

Saad Lotfey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/saadlotfey/

Cyril Boateng - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrildboateng/

Sarah Nyanchera - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahnyancheranyakeri/

Ruth Torty - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-torty-680633122/

Wealth Okete - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wealthokete/

Anne Chisa - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-chisa/

Happy new year! We usher in the new year with a follow up conversation with Grow Further founder Peter Kelly. We talk about the success of their flagship grant that will benefit projects geared at improved food security and agricultural research and innovation. Tune in to learn more.

Check out Grow Further here to keep up with future work. Subscribe to their newsletter for more https://www.growfurther.org/

A third of total global food supply is produced by small scale farmers. However, they remain extremely vulnerable to climate shocks which we are experiencing more frequently.

Tune in to this episode where we speak to Tom Grasso, the Vice President for climate resilient food systems at the Environmental Defense Fund to learn about all the work they are doing.

Learn more about the Environmental Defense Fund https://www.edf.org/

Learn more about the Food Systems Pavilion https://foodsystemspavilion.com/

We are back with an episode discussing the state of food security and nutrition in the world (SOFI Report 2023).

We take a deep dive into the aspects discussed in the report with an emphasis of the urbanization mega trend.

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To read the full report see https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000151116/download/?_ga=2.118007113.1109357329.1698770545-1018440010.1698770545

Meet Mr Nwabufo Areh, one of the founders of Agro Market Square; a profitable sustainable agriculture supply chain business. We talk about their work and how they touch on all aspects of the agricultural value chain.

He also tells us about how they are overcoming unique challenges faced within the agricultural industry in Africa through commitment and motivation for sustainability.