World Food Programme Africa

🌱 Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow. For WFP, biosustainability is about finding better ways to nourish people today while thinking about the food systems they will rely on tomorrow. One example? 🔗 Connecting local farmers with schools, so locally grown food can become part of school meals. Children get nutritious food, farmers have opportunities closer to home, and communities are more connected to the food they produce. 🌾🍽️ 🙏With support from Novo Nordisk Foundation #WorldFoodDay

🌧️ For most farmers in #Sudan, the whole year depends on the rains. With El Niño, those rains have become much harder to count on. Plant too early or too late, and the harvest can fail. For many farmers, experience and a look at the sky have been all they had to go on. 📱🌱 WFP is helping farmers plan differently. Through the Al Mahsoul mobile app, meaning “The Yield” in Arabic, farmers can access climate and weather information on their phones, helping them make more informed decisions about when to plant and prepare for the season ahead. This #WorldFoodDay, see how Al Mahsoul is helping farmers plan for an increasingly unpredictable climate.

At WFP, innovation isn't a side project. It's part of how we deliver. ⚡ From AI-powered forecasting and satellite technology, to digital assistance and stronger supply chains, innovation is helping us reach people facing hunger faster, more effectively and with greater dignity. Thanks to these innovative solutions we are also enabling communities to strenghten their resilience, accessing key tools, increasing access to markets, and adaptation to extreme weather.

What if the future of farming could start at school? 🌱 For 17-year-old Mercy in Kibera, Nairobi, it already is. As water scarcity and a changing climate make growing food more challenging in #Kenya, students at her secondary school are learning a different way to grow food: hydroponics, which uses up to 90% less water and 75% less space. And they can see the results on their own lunch plates. 🥬 The spinach they grow is harvested twice a week and served in school meals for 1,200 students. This #WorldFoodDay, Mercy and her classmates show what innovate today, nourish tomorrow can look like in practice: learning new ways to grow food, while helping nourish their school community today. 💚

🍽️ It’s lunchtime at Boku Primary School in #Ethiopia. Come take a look at what’s cooking! 🥦 Today’s school meal includes more than the usual staples. WFP is working with schools to add fresh vegetables, eggs 🥚 and fruit 🍌, helping children get more nutritious meals. And there’s a bigger story behind what’s on the plate: supporting local food systems and the communities around these schools. Come along with Ephrata Getachew Zewde and see for yourself!

After years of conflict, the Central African Republic is rebuilding. But as stability returns, international attention risks moving elsewhere. From local farming to school meals and nutrition, communities are building a more secure future with WFP support. This progress needs continued investment. Hear more from WFP's Carl Skau.

🚌 All aboard! WFP’s Nutri-school Bus is back on the road in Karamoja, #Uganda. In a region where many families face challenges accessing nutritious food, helping children build healthy habits early matters. This moving learning hub is travelling from school to school, bringing conversations about good nutrition and school meals closer to children and their communities, while encouraging more children, especially girls, to stay in school. Buckle up and join the journey with Emmanuel Okello !

🔴 An #Ebola outbreak is not only a health emergency. It also takes a huge logistical effort to respond quickly and support affected communities. 🔵 In #DRC, WFP is working alongside the Government-led response, providing food assistance to affected communities and frontline responders, while using its logistics expertise to support operations and help build treatment infrastructure. Deputy Country Director Evelyn Etti explains WFP’s role.

📍#Madagascar: Climate shocks are making it harder for families to grow food and earn a living. But communities are adapting. WFP is supporting local solutions that help families protect their crops and livelihoods when the next shock hits. Our Regional Director Eric Perdison reports from southern Madagascar.