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Criquets frits. Photo: Krit of Studio OMG/GettyImages
April 28, 2025

Les super‑aliments oubliés d’Afrique, une richesse à redécouvrir

Bronwyn Egan, University of Limpopo; HyeJin Lee, Konkuk University; Laura Pereira, University of the Witwatersrand; Martin Potgieter, University of Limpopo, and Nokuthula Vilakazi, University of Pretoria

Les aliments traditionnels d’Afrique pourraient détenir la clé d’un avenir plus sain et plus durable si nous faisons le choix de les valoriser.
Fried locusts. Krit of Studio OMG/GettyImages
April 16, 2025

Africa’s superfood heroes – from teff to insects – deserve more attention

Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation and Moina Spooner, The Conversation

Africa’s indigenous foods may hold the key to a healthier, more sustainable future – if we choose to value them.
Matooke has been the subject for vitamin A biofortification. Robin Nieuwenkamp/Shutterstock
August 22, 2022

Uganda’s efforts to address vitamin A deficiency miss the mark

HyeJin Lee, Konkuk University

Each food-based vitamin A programme carries different advantages and issues.
A farmer inspects his maize in Uganda. Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
September 2, 2020

Why more Ugandan farmers aren’t adopting drought tolerant maize

HyeJin Lee, Konkuk University

Low productivity is one of the biggest challenges facing Uganda’s maize industry. But smallholder farmers still won’t adopt improved seed.
Teff sorting in Ethiopia. Ryan Kilpatrick/Shutterstock
March 10, 2019

Ethiopia needs to improve production of its “golden crop” Teff. Here’s how

HyeJin Lee, Konkuk University

Ethiopia’s teff plant is gluten-free and demand is growing. The country needs to upgrade its harvesting to reap the rewards.
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