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Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa after COVID-19 - Hub Cymru Africa

Sat 30 Jul, 2022

Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa after COVID-19

Sustainable Livelihoods

At the #SummerUndod2022 event in Swansea on 15^th July, Carol Adams, Africa Portfolio Lead at the Sub-Saharan Advisory Panel and Managing Director at Food Adventure, chaired a panel discussion on sustainable livelihoods in Africa in the post-COVID era.

The panel consisted of Lenshina Hines, Co-Manager of Fair and Fabulous and Chair of the Board at BAFTS Fair Trade Network UK; Dr Krijn Peters, Associate Professor of Politics, Philosophy and International Relations at Swansea University; and Lettie Chimbi, founder of Chomuzangari Women’s Co-operative.

Carol asked the panel and audience to consider the main challenges and possible solutions to creating sustainable livelihoods in Africa today. The following rose to prominence:

Challenges:

COVID-19 has been detrimental to travel and tourism in Africa
Increased costs and delays to shipping has affected craft businesses
One in two African countries relies on imported grain from the Ukraine and fertiliser from Russia, both of which have been severely affected by the Russo-Ukrainian War
Workers need tools that could be produced sustainably in their own countries but it is often cheaper to import them from India and China instead
Climate change is wreaking havoc on rainfall for food crops
Soaring inflation in countries like Zimbabwe means basic goods are becoming unaffordable

Potential Solutions:

Find better and more frequent ways of telling consumers the stories of producers
Help consumers make better informed decisions when buying – “buy less, buy better, buy well”
Advocate for institutions and organisations
Raise more funding for community-led projects across Africa
Increase levels of research for evidence-based solutions

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