Darina Allen: A visit to East Africa's smallholding farmers is food for thought before Christmas

Plus: African takes on Western comfort-food classics from award-winning Ballymaloe graduate Nompumeleo Mqwebu
Darina Allen: A visit to East Africa's smallholding farmers is food for thought before Christmas

Ballymaloe graduate Nompumeleo Mqwebu's goat curry.

Sat, 21 Dec, 2024 - 02:00
Darina Allen

I’ve recently returned from a week visiting smallholder farmers in East Africa.

It may well have been the most interesting, inspiring and educational trip of my entire life. It certainly rearranges one’s priorities.

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