Tag: Food

The Golden Insects: What’s the Buzz about Bees?

20 May, 2018 Food & Agriculture

Flora IP Food Agriculture Intellectual Property Nigeria

As we celebrate the first World Bee Day today, it’s a good time to consider the sweet connection 🙂 between honey bees and food security. Bees are the most important group …

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We can establish complementary seed systems by creatively introducing suitable conditions or standards to register and certify farmers’ seeds. Seed laws and policies must include provisions ensuring seeds are culturally adaptive to our environments and aligned with our food habits. They should also be climate adaptive and gender-sensitive, enabling both men and women to find joy in working with seeds. It is essential for Africans to take ownership and control over our means of food production—starting with the seeds.

Andrew Mushita.