Could the African Yam Bean help solve hunger issues in Africa?
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The African Yam Bean contains muhc more protein than other foods such as maize or cassava.
WE Lead, a food programme backed by the European Institute for Technology Food (EIT Food), thinks it has found the solution to a growing hunger problem in Africa.
According to the programme, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating global food insecurity and the acute food shortage for 7.1 million people in Nigeria and 265 million globally. Africa has been hit worse thanks to the combination of increasing conflicts and weather extremes due to climate change.
WE Lead believes the long-forgotten African Yam Bean (