In the previous blogs, we have discussed how environmental and geographical factors, such as drought, has threatened Africa’s agricultural activities, as well as approaches to mitigate the effects of these unfavorable conditions. In this blog post, I would like to introduce an innovative concept that can help enhance food security without being affected by these environmental limitations – Virtual Water Trade. In fact, virtual water trade is not a new idea for the most of us. With globalisation, global trade of goods between countries have become the new phenomenon. Virtual World Trade emphasises the water embedded in the trade of goods and services (Oki & Kanae, 2004) . So what does this imply for African nations that are facing water scarcity? With trade, water-deficit nations are able to import goods, including food, from their water-rich counterparts. As the growing of crops, processing and packaging require water, countries are therefore transferring the water footprint of pr