Consumer complaints and market checks pushed Lagos authorities to seal a shop and step up food safety checks across the state.
The program aims to help farmers in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique grow climate-resilient chickpea varieties while meeting rising local and export demand.
The new project will support the use of fortified whole grain foods in Indian school feeding programs while linking nutrition efforts with wider food security research taking place across Africa and India.
The five year program will help researchers develop stronger sorghum and groundnut varieties faster for farmers in Africa and India facing drought, heat, and poor rainfall.
For three days, Zambia’s capital will be a meeting point for the region’s most influential players in the grain, milling, and feed industries, as well as the wider agri-food ecosystem.