An Introduction into Exploring the Vital Connection between Water and Food in Africa
Welcome readers! I am Shanjana, a 3rd-year UCL BSc Geography student studying GEOG0036: Water and Development in Africa. My personal interest in studying water and food was fuelled by ‘ Hunger of the Plenty by O Yemi Tubi , which serves as a compelling gateway to a multifaceted exploration of water and food in Africa. In this post, I will briefly explain my personal interpretation of O Yemi Tubi’s work (Figure 1), and what it suggests about water and food security. Fig.1: ‘Hunger of the Plenty’ by O Yemi Tubi (2015). I annotated the painting with my initial thoughts. My personal interpretation: The first thing that caught my eye was the mother nourishing her child through breastfeeding, but ironically has nothing to eat for herself as shown by the two empty bowls (Fig 1.1). For me, this hints at the fact that food is prevalent in various forms, but that there is unequal distribution, particularly in terms of the rural-urban divide. The painting poignantly depicts the dr...