Tag: Water

The Lake Chad Basin Region: Conflicts, Crises and Contemporary Developments

26 August, 2022 Interview Series

Titilayo Adebola and Chika Charles Aniekwe Lake Chad is the fourth largest lake in Africa (by area). The significant shrinking of the Lake over the past decades has precipitated …

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22 March: World Water Day

22 March, 2019 Events

On 28 July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution A/RES/64/292, declared safe and clean drinking water a human right. The human right to water entitles everyone, without discrimination, …

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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.