Tackling the crisis of neglect: Scientists call for urgent action on traditional African vegetables

Tackling the crisis of neglect:
Scientists call for urgent action on traditional African vegetables

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Angel Jeng2025-10-08T03:03:31+00:00October 8, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News, West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions, West and Central Africa - Dry Regions|Tags: amaranth, biodiversity, traditional African vegetables|

“The soil is healthy, the crops are happy – and so are we” — Reviving Eswatini’s traditional foods through the Taiwan–Africa Vegetable Initiative

“The soil is healthy, the crops are happy – and so are we”:
Reviving Eswatini’s traditional foods through the Taiwan–Africa Vegetable […]

Angel Jeng2025-09-25T01:01:49+00:00September 25, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: Africa, nutrition, TAVI, traditional African vegetables|

Africa Food Prize recognises champion of traditional vegetables

Africa Food Prize recognises champion of traditional vegetables

Renowned Kenyan scientist and long-term WorldVeg partner Professor Mary […]

Angel Jeng2025-10-01T03:22:48+00:00September 19, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News, West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions, West and Central Africa - Dry Regions|Tags: Africa, traditional africa vegetables|

Africa Food Systems Forum 2025: Africa’s youth take the lead in regenerating food systems – with vegetables at the heart of the action

Africa Food Systems Forum 2025:
Africa’s youth take the lead in regenerating food systems – with vegetables at the heart of the […]

Angel Jeng2025-09-25T01:43:33+00:00August 22, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News, West and Central Africa - Coastal and Humid Regions, West and Central Africa - Dry Regions|Tags: Africa, agripreneurs, agroecology, Food system|

Duplicated and delivered: Eswatini’s seeds reach their second home in Africa’s Vegetable Genebank

Duplicated and delivered:
Eswatini’s seeds reach their second home in Africa’s Vegetable Genebank

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Angel Jeng2025-09-25T01:44:36+00:00August 19, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: biodiversity, genebanks, safety duplications, seeds|

Eastern and Southern Africa

Eastern and Southern Africa

in the African […]

Angel Jeng2025-08-17T13:20:59+00:00August 17, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: amaranth, Annual report 2024, ESA, impact|

Veggies 4 Planet & People (V4P&P) – Enabling vegetable business development in East Africa

Veggies 4 Planet & People (V4P&P)

– Enabling vegetable business development in East Africa

– From Annual Report […]

Angel Jeng2025-08-17T13:20:27+00:00August 15, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: Annual report 2024, V4P&P, VBN, Veggies 4 Planet & People|

SAFEGUARDING AND SHARING SEEDS — A new vegetable genebank for Africa

SAFEGUARDING AND SHARING SEEDS
A new vegetable genebank for Africa

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Angel Jeng2025-09-25T01:45:39+00:00August 8, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: genebank, seed, TAVI, traditional African vegetables|

MEETING NEEDS — The Taiwan Africa Vegetable Initiative (TAVI)

MEETING NEEDS — The Taiwan Africa Vegetable Initiative (TAVI)

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Angel Jeng2025-08-07T05:19:10+00:00August 7, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: genebank, mobile kitchen, nutrition, Taiwan, TAVI|

Beneficial biota or bugs of burden? The microbial dilemma at the heart of seed conservation

Beneficial biota or bugs of burden?
The microbial dilemma at the heart of seed conservation

OPINION

By Abdul Shango

Research Associate – […]

Angel Jeng2025-09-25T01:45:59+00:00August 4, 2025|Categories: Eastern and Southern Africa, Latest News|Tags: conservation, foodsecurity, fungus, genebank, Microbiome, nutrition, okra, onehealth, seed, soilhealth, soybean, worldveg|