Inelle Makamwe

FAO highlights that post-harvest food loss in Cameroon is due to storage and infrastructure challenges, but innovative solutions could significantly improve food availability and farmer incomes. Photo by Tunde Buremo on Unsplash Context The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and its partners have made the reduction of post-harvest food losses a strategic priority for Sub-Saharan Africa under the Food Coalition initiative (regional programme 2025–2026). The figures are striking:...

CONVERGEFOOD Joint Programme Cameroon: A New Era for the National Food System On March 25, 2026, in Yaoundé, the Government of Cameroon officially launched the CONVERGEFOOD joint programme in the presence of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbairobe, the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Issa Sanogo, and several technical and financial partners. Image credit: WFP/Jordan Onana, published by UNCDF. What exactly does the programme involve? CONVERGEFOOD is a...

A large-scale study of over 131,000 adults links moderate coffee consumption to lower dementia risk and improved long-term cognitive health. A study published on February 9, 2026, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) provides the strongest evidence to date on the link between coffee consumption and brain health. Conducted by researchers from Mass General Brigham, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, this prospective...