Publications by authors named "Noel Templer"
Article Synopsis
- Food insecurity in Sub-Sahara Africa is worsened by gender inequalities, especially when it comes to seeds for farming.
- The study aims to create new ways to measure how seeds can be accessed and used by women, youth, and vulnerable people, leading to better farming and food security.
- Researchers reviewed existing metrics and introduced a new framework to better understand and address these gender gaps in the seed system.
Africa's agriculture and food systems were already grappling with challenges such as climate change and weather variability, pests and disease, and regional conflicts. With rising new cases of COVID 19 propelling various African governments to enforce strict restrictions of varying degrees to curb the spread. Thus, the pandemic posed unprecedented shocks on agriculture and food supply chains in Sub Saharan Africa.
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