This special edition of Perspectives was compiled with the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s North Africa offices and the Transform Africa project. It is dedicated to the emerging conversation of alternative approaches that challenge the historical bias towards the industrialisation of agriculture and the food system as the main strategy to address food insecurity while preparing for a +2°C world.
This new study shows how clean and innovative technologies, from solar dryers to biogas and solar irrigation, can boost productivity, cut waste and pollution, and drive a just transition in Nigeria’s agricultural sector.
This manual addresses the urgent need for safer and more sustainable farming by promoting organic and agroecological practices. It aims to equip farmers, particularly women, with practical, low-cost methods for pest management that restore biodiversity, improve soil health, and reduce reliance on toxic chemicals.
A practical manual of low-cost solutions for managing pests without toxic chemicals aimed to help restore biodiversity, improve soil health, and preserve traditional agricultural knowledge, written in Hausa and English.
Africa needs to find ways to enable its population to lead better lives. This includes access to healthy and sustainably produced food. This policy paper takes a closer look at the role of synthetic fertilizers in African food systems.
The Pesticide Atlas is a comprehensive overview of facts and figures on global pesticide production and consumption, its impact on people, biodiversity and the climate, and alternative solutions.
Considering the danger of Highly Hazardous Pesticides, especially to women farmers, the Smallscale Women Farmers Association in Nigeria (SWOFON) conducted a snapshot survey of pesticide usage among its members. The survey is aimed at evaluating the potential pesticide-related risk to women farmers as well as aiding in informed advocacy for better food and human safety policies.
