New book by NGI’s CEO! “At the Center of the World in Ethiopia”

November 15, 2022NGIAdminAntiracism, Conflict, Crisis, Humanitarian, Uncategorized

NGI’s CEO, Dr. Steven Were Omamo, has just published a new book titled, “At the Center of the World in Ethiopia.” It is available on available on Amazon and Apple Books, both paperback and ebook versions. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Center-World-Ethiopia-Steven-Omamo-ebook/dp/B0BJTCFFZ3 Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/at-the-center-of-the-world-in-ethiopia/id6443926761 Please grab a copy and spread the word! ========== At the Center of the […]

Thematic Priorities and Distributions of Public Expenditures for Food System Transformation in Africa

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022NGIAdminAgricultural Transformation, Agrifood, Food System, Food System Transformation, Humanitarian, Hunger, Transformation

New Growth International recently estimated that food system transformation in Africa requires investments of US$15.4 billion/year to 2030 from the public sector. Further analysis indicates that continent wide, US$5.9 billion (39 percent) should be devoted to improving rural transport infrastructure, US$5.4 billion (36 percent) should be spent on boosting crop and livestock productivity, and US$3.3 billion […]

Investment Targets for Food System Transformation in Africa

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022NGIAdminAgricultural Transformation, Agrifood, Food System, Hunger, Investment, Transformation

Africa Food System Investment Targets by Steven Were Omamo and Alexander Mills Africa’s cereal yields are stagnant. Food imports are surging. Hunger is on the march again across the continent. The need for large and sustained investment in Africa’s food systems could not be more urgent. But at what scale and intensity? In 2016, the […]

Food System Performance Benchmarks

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022NGIAdminCrisis, Food System, Humanitarian, Hunger, Transformation

Analysis with the NGI Index and related variables yields benchmarks for assessing food system performance based on indicator levels associated with “low hunger” as represented by a Global Hunger Index score of 9. Poor performance relative to the yield benchmark (see below) helps explain why so many African countries are struggling to meet their food needs.

Strategic Priorities for Food System Strengthening and Transformation: Insights from the NGI Food System Index and Typology

April 18, 2022June 2, 2022NGIAdminAgricultural Transformation, Agrifood, Conflict, Crisis, Food System, Hunger, Transformation

Strategic Priorities for Food System Strengthening and Transformation: Insights from the NGI Food System Index and Typology High performing food systems are fundamental to prospects for achieving major global goals, particularly Zero Hunger. But hunger is on the march again due to climate shocks, COVID-19, and conflict, including the ongoing war in Ukraine. New […]

How conflict drives hunger – six channels through the food system

January 24, 2022June 2, 2022NGIAdminConflict, Crisis, Humanitarian, Hunger

Much has been said and written of late about the linkages between conflict and hunger. Typically, two claims are made. First, that conflict breeds hunger. This claim is supported by ample evidence. Second, that hunger contributes to conflict. Support for this claim is largely anecdotal, but perhaps the lack of definitive evidence of causality […]

Reflections on leadership in Africa’s agrifood industry – 10 viewpoints that seem to matter

January 19, 2022June 2, 2022NGIAdminAgrifood, Antiracism, Crisis, Transformation, Transport

As our CEO left the World Food Programme at the end of 2021 and reflected on the amazing work done by his former team at the intersection of crisis and transformation in Ethiopia’s agrifood industry, it struck him that 10 viewpoints had come to loom large in his day-to-day activities. Here they are: The […]

Science and politics – shaking hands (or not) for agricultural transformation (or not)

January 16, 2022June 2, 2022NGIAdminAgricultural Transformation

Our CEO wrote this piece on agricultural transformation a while ago and it has been on his mind of late. Here it is again: science and politics In a sense it is a tribute to his late father, William Odongo Omamo, who lived the idea of agricultural transformation in so many ways. It is also […]

Strategy to action… and back

January 13, 2022June 2, 2022NGIAdminStrategy Implementation

Introducing PRISM – A Strategy Implementation Support Tool Has your organization or team recently developed a new strategy or refreshed an existing one? Are you confident that staff at all levels of your organization are fully aware of the rationale, logic and components (building blocks) of the new strategy? Do your team leaders and staff members […]

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