African Food Crisis
This next post is ultimately going to talk about and address the African food crisis. Although Africa is home to a diverse range of agricultural systems and resources, there are many African countries who are continuing to struggle with key issues like food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty, hence affecting millions across the continent. So, let's talk about one of the main contributing factors to the African food crisis. This is the lack of access to food sources that are affordable, diverse and nutritious (Burch, Fans and Frison 2011) . In many rural places, there are instances where smallholder farmers often lack the resources and the infrastructure that is required to produce and sell crops, hence leading to a reliance on imported or processed foods, which is more expensive and less nutritious (Dzvimbo, Monga and Mashizha, 2017) . This lack of access to healthy food options can result in malnutrition, particularly for the more vulnerable members of society, namely women, ch