Food security in Africa: how can food crises be avoided in the long term?

Brüntrup / Michael
External Publications (2022)

published on blog.bti-project.org, 17.10.2022

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The world is heading for a famine of unimaginable dimensions – not least because of the war in Ukraine. Africa continues to be the problem child when it comes to food security worldwide. One of the most important responses to the current challenges hails from the continent itself: The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). It is not yet well implemented, but it is the best the continent has to offer at the trans-national level, and it is ambitious. Now Africa has to deliver, and we should support it!

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