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Nkurunziza's legacy | Improving food systems

Posted by: The Conversation Global

Date: Friday, 12 June 2020

 

The death of Pierre Nkurunziza (55), Burundi’s soccer-loving president, has robbed the nation and the world of a chance to see if he would step down in August as he promised, and hand over power to his recently elected successor, Evariste Ndayishimiye. It would have been the first time in Burundi’s history that power was transferred peacefully from one leader to another, albeit from the same party. David E. Kiwuwa ponders what the unceremonious end of Nkurunziza’s 15-year iron-fisted reign, which was marked by bloodshed, means for the transition process in Burundi, and its regional relationships.

Away from Burundi, food systems are markedly unequal around the world, and people on the African continent are no strangers to food insecurity. The coronavirus pandemic has led to fears that these gaps will widen, making it harder than ever for people’s food needs to be met. However, this time of change could also be an opportunity to make systems stronger. Kai Mausch, Michael Hauser, Todd Rosenstock and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina share some of the insights that can inform a better balance in the future.

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President Pierre Nkurunziza arrives to inaugurate Burundi’s Chinese-built state house on September 27, 2019. (Photo by ONESPHORE NibigIra/AFP via Getty Images)

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It's time to redesign food systems that deliver healthy foods, allow farming families to make a good living, and support thriving societies.

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En español

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La interconexión de varias disciplinas diferentes se ha convertido en una de las posibilidades de solución más dinámicas a muchos problemas, entre ellos algunos tan graves como la COVID-19. Un grupo de profesoras ya lo está trabajando con sus alumnos desde la universidad.

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