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Articles on Africa crops

October 9, 2019

Pasha 39: How local crops and grains can help solve nutrition issues

Ozayr Patel, The Conversation

Combining and fermenting indigenous African grains can help counter malnutrition on the continent.

May 30, 2017

Ethel E Phiri, Stellenbosch University and Palesa Natasha Mothapo, Stellenbosch University

Africa’s orphan crops are under-researched and underutilised. They can be a vital tool in combating food and nutrition insecurity on the continent.

July 31, 2016

Stephen Whitfield, University of Leeds and Julian Ramirez-Villegas, University of Leeds

The problem of climate change and crop development represents a challenge for agricultural systems across the globe.

Palesa Natasha Mothapo
Head: Postdoctoral Research Support, Stellenbosch University
Stephen Whitfield
Lecturer: Climate Change & Food Security, University of Leeds
Julian Ramirez-Villegas
Research Fellow, University of Leeds
Ethel E Phiri
Lecturer: Department of Agronomy, Stellenbosch University
Kwaku Gyebi Duodu
Associate professor, food chemistry, University of Pretoria