Jennifer Blanke

A worker holds a hoe as they remove weed at a farm amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Eikenhof, South Africa, April 16, 2020. Picture taken April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Economic impact of COVID-19: Protecting Africa’s food systems from farm to fork

Jennifer Blanke

Friday, June 19, 2020

Kenyan workers pluck tea leaves using a new machine at the Uniliver Tea farm in Kericho, 300km west of the capital, Nairobi. Critics say apart from threatening jobs, machines undermine quality, the saving grace of Kenyan tea, which is usually blended with lower quality teas from other parts of the world. Tea was once Kenya's "green gold", but today over-supply, spiralling production costs, stagnant prices and the trend towards coffee are hitting big business hard. Picture taken October 10, 2004. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya AN/TM/THI - RP5DRICWIPAA

Foresight Africa viewpoint – Fulfilling Africa’s agriculture potential: The role of technology

Jennifer Blanke and Martin Fregene

Friday, January 19, 2018