Stories, research, and updates shaping West Africa’s food systems.
This report documents the planning, implementation, outcomes, and lessons from the 2024 edition of Cecilia’s Sustenance, Opportunities, and Welfare (C-SOW) Campaign – an annual humanitarian outreach supported by Graft Africa to provide hunger relief and community-based support to vulnerable women and households in Nigeria. In May 2024, the sixth edition
Insights from Expert Dialogue at the Inaugural Edition of Graft Africa’s Common Grounds Series Titled “Viable Pathways for Tackling Post-Harvest Losses in West Africa” (Held on November 8, 2025) At Graft Africa, we launched the Common Grounds dialogue to open space for honest, context-rich conversations among those doing the real
Reflections from the 1st Food and Agriculture Policy Summit Co-hosted by Food Tank, Global Food Institute at GWU, The Culinary Institute of America, and José Andrés, in Washington, DC (October 2025) “Hunger,” José Andrés argued at the inaugural Food and Agriculture Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., “is not a technical
Millions of tonnes of food produced in West Africa never reach markets or plates. The losses aren’t just agricultural – they drain livelihoods, weaken economies, and waste opportunities. But this challenge also creates an opportunity for innovation, investment, and collaboration. Join Graft Africa for the inaugural edition of its panel
Highlights from the IFPRI Policy Seminar, “Tackling Extreme Poverty & Financing for Food Systems in Africa” (October 2025). Between 2018 and 2023, eleven African countries, including Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, and Kenya, received almost half of all external financing directed toward food systems on the
The first ambition I remember as a child was to become a medical doctor—a goal that was anything but a passing childhood fancy. At eight, I published an article about this grand aspiration, and by ten, I was performing medical-themed recitals before audiences of thousands. I was focused and academically
This report documents the planning, implementation, outcomes, and lessons from the 2024 edition of Cecilia’s Sustenance, Opportunities, and Welfare (C-SOW) Campaign – an annual humanitarian outreach supported by Graft Africa to provide hunger relief and community-based support to vulnerable women and households in Nigeria. In May 2024, the sixth edition
Insights from Expert Dialogue at the Inaugural Edition of Graft Africa’s Common Grounds Series Titled “Viable Pathways for Tackling Post-Harvest Losses in West Africa” (Held on November 8, 2025) At Graft Africa, we launched the Common Grounds dialogue to open space for honest, context-rich conversations among those doing the real
Reflections from the 1st Food and Agriculture Policy Summit Co-hosted by Food Tank, Global Food Institute at GWU, The Culinary Institute of America, and José Andrés, in Washington, DC (October 2025) “Hunger,” José Andrés argued at the inaugural Food and Agriculture Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., “is not a technical
Highlights from the IFPRI Policy Seminar, “Tackling Extreme Poverty & Financing for Food Systems in Africa” (October 2025). Between 2018 and 2023, eleven African countries, including Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, and Kenya, received almost half of all external financing directed toward food systems on the
The first ambition I remember as a child was to become a medical doctor—a goal that was anything but a passing childhood fancy. At eight, I published an article about this grand aspiration, and by ten, I was performing medical-themed recitals before audiences of thousands. I was focused and academically
Millions of tonnes of food produced in West Africa never reach markets or plates. The losses aren’t just agricultural – they drain livelihoods, weaken economies, and waste opportunities. But this challenge also creates an opportunity for innovation, investment, and collaboration. Join Graft Africa for the inaugural edition of its panel