14 March 2025An Innovative Use Case Approach with a strong stakeholder engagement By Sjaak Wolfert, Scientific Project Coordinator, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands Food safety remains a critical challenge in Africa, particularly in the informal sector, where a vast majority of people rely on locally produced and processed foods. The FS4Africa
07 March 2025On 18-19 February, FS4Africa’s Use Cases 1 and 2 convened a dynamic planning workshop with the technical staff of local governments in Ibadan, Nigeria, organised by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The goal? To co-design 2025 activities that engage informal sector players—the essential yet often underserved actors in
20 February 2025Ensuring food safety is critical to sustainable agricultural development and public health in Africa. In line with this, the Food Safety for Africa (FS4Africa) EU project successfully conducted a two-day training on Aflatoxin Analysis and Vitamin E Analysis on February 7–8, 2025, at ARC Hotel, at Egerton University, Njoro, Nakuru
17 January 2025To enhance food safety and quality in Kenya’s informal sector, Egerton University, in collaboration with the County Governments of Elgeyo Marakwet, Meru, Baringo, Nakuru and Siaya, conducted extensive farmer training sessions between August and November 2024, within the framework of the FS4Africa EU-funded project. These sessions focused on improving groundnut
27 November 2024In a remarkable development for food safety in Africa, the FS4Africa EU project formalised a critical partnership with three local governments in Ibadan, Oyo State. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the prestigious International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) marked a new era of collaboration, bringing together
30 October 2024On August 13, 2024, the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security (CoE-FS) and FoodSafety4Africa hosted a hybrid stakeholder engagement, the Food Imbizo at the ProteaHotel@Hatfield in Pretoria. The event brought together 97 attendees—50 in person and 47 online—including researchers, policymakers, civil society, and the private sector. This diverse group
30 October 2024On September 16, 2024, the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), hosted an important Farmers Day feedback session focused on minimizing pre- and post-harvest losses in tomato and bell pepper small-scale farms in Gauteng province. This event was attended by 69 delegates
25 October 2024The recently concluded Synergy Days 2024 in Barcelona marked a significant milestone for digital innovation in the European agri-food sector. Building on its well-established reputation as the most important annual conference connecting EU projects, policy-makers, digital innovation hubs, and stakeholders across the agri-food industry, the event provided an ideal platform
07 October 2024A powerful online training session by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), diving deep into the use of Aflasafe – a game-changer in the battle against aflatoxins. This training is part of FS4Africa’s innovative Use Case 1: Sustainable Aflatoxin Management strategy, as the project is on a mission to
09 September 2024With over 1,700 exhibitors from 35 countries, the 62nd AGRA International Agriculture and Food Fair, held from August 24th to 29th in Gornja Radgona, Slovenia, featured a diverse range of agricultural and food technologies. Among the participants, the EU-funded FoodSafety4Africa project was notably represented by the project’s partner, ITC –
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