African Agriculture and Food Systems
The coldest part of life far from home is not the wind. Christine Afandi A. on finding Kiswahili on a Swedish bus, and keeping…
Twice a day, a Swedish office stops for coffee and a pastry. Christine Afandi A. on why fika is strategy, and what East African…
No cash, no BankID, no human in the loop. Christine Afandi A. on climbing the digital wall of a very efficient country, and what…
Christine Afandi A. lands in Stockholm expecting the cold. What she did not expect was the quiet, and what it says about greetings, neighbours…
Kenya’s fresh vegetable exports to Europe fell from KSh 50.9 billion to KSh 23.4 billion in a year. Behind the rejections lies a gap…
East African chefs are bypassing the import default, building direct supply lines from small farmers to luxury hotel kitchens, one plate at a time.
Under EU rules, the spices, cured meat and cheese a tourist buys in East Africa can be confiscated at the border. Here is how…
Kenya’s Kitui and Maasai honey is pure, raw and organic, yet it sells for less than European imports. The difference is legal protection: Parma…