Survey: COVID-19 Challenges and Responses for African Food Processors, Second Edition
A survey of food processing firms in seven African countries reveals the challenges facing the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Food Processing
Fighting Hidden Hunger One Business at a Time
In sub-Saharan Africa, TechnoServe is helping food processors to fortify their foods and build nutritious, productive, and prosperous futures for their communities.
Helping Africa’s Food Systems Respond to COVID-19
Kindra Halvorson, TechnoServe's Chief Transformation Officer, explores how COVID-19 is affecting farmers, food processors, and other small businesses within Africa’s complex food systems and how these can be strengthened through coordinated support.
Helping Africa’s Food Systems Respond to Covid-19
In this article for Farming First, TechnoServe's Kindra Halvorson presents a strategy for strengthening Africa's food systems in the face of COVID-19.
In the Face of COVID-19, We Must Invest in More Resilient Food Systems in Africa
TechnoServe's chief transformation officer, Kindra Halvorson, writes in Agrilinks about the importance of supporting African businesses to avoid food crises in the region.
Changing Employee Behavior to Improve Food Safety Across Africa
To commemorate World Food Safety Day, we take a look at how creative food processor trainings are helping improve consumer safety in Africa — and prove especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Changing Employee Behavior to Improve Food Safety Across Africa
To mark World Food Safety Day, Jonathan Thomas writes in Agrilinks about the work of TechnoServe's Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing in East and Southern Africa.
Africa’s Food Processing Businesses and a Looming Food Security Crisis
Food processors are an essential part of the food system in Africa, providing safe, shelf-stable food to consumers and a reliable market for millions of smallholder farmers. But they are currently facing unprecedented challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked to Brent Wibberley, TechnoServe’s director of food processing and nutrition, to learn how the food system in Africa is changing and what TechnoServe is doing to help food processors adapt.
The Race to Feed Africa During a Pandemic
The Economist highlights TechnoServe's survey of how African food processors are responding to COVID-19.
TechnoServe Food Safety Approach
As the global population approaches 10 billion by 2050, food production will need to increase by 50 to 60 percent. This report details TechnoServe’s multifaceted approach to address food safety, quality and other challenges within complex food systems. World Food Safety Day 2021: Safe Food Today for…
