Welcome to the second edition of the Vice Versa Global Magazine, the ZERO HUNGER SPECIAL, about Africa and its food basket. In this issue, Vice Versa Global Magazine highlight answers to questions on whether Africa can feed herself and if she can indeed be hunger-free. It highlights at what is happening toward achieving a food-secure continent, the challenges faced and solutions found.
The prevailing narrative of the hunger problem in Africa is not only outdated but also insulting. Through this Special, Vice Versa Global aims to highlight stories of hope as Africans find African solutions to end hunger. From the vast plains of Chikwawa in Malawi to the fertile fields of Adjumani in Uganda, there is proof of the resilience and resourcefulness of African people in their pursuit of food security. The stories within are evidence that Africa has the means to feed herself and become a Global Agricultural Powerhouse.
The edition features Oxfam in Uganda’s stories of resilience from small holder farmers in Adjumani district in Northern Uganda from Page 10- 15 on the significance of farmer field schools, establishing community seed backs as a way of building resilient food systems among others.