Africa's Markets Are Full, So Why Are Families Going Hungry?
Part of composite article Small Farmers Hold the Key to Feeding Africa, Not Tech Giants View full article →
Nairobi's Kangemi Market, Lagos's Mile 12 Market, and Accra's Makola Market overflow with fresh food. But abundance on the stall does not mean food on the table.
Farmers earn too little from what they grow. Traders lose produce before it ever reaches buyers. And many families still cannot afford a nutritious meal.
Africa's food problem, in other words, does not end at the farm. It runs through the entire market.