Empowering Africa's food systems for the future
Africa, a continent of immense potential, stands at a crucial juncture. Home to some of the world’s most fertile lands, abundant resources, and a burgeoning young population, it remains paradoxically ensnared in the grip of food insecurity, malnutrition, and challenges such as climate change, post-h...
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| author | von Braun, Joachim Ulimwengu, John M. Babu, Suresh Chandra Srivastava, Nandita Swinnen, Johan Blumenthal, Nick Nwafor, Apollos Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso Kapuya, Tinashe Mutyasira, Vine Haddad, Lawrence Keizire, Boaz B. Myaki, Ibrahim A. Muhinda, Jean Jaques Nijiwa, Daniel Djido, Aboulaye Gokah, Isaac Ngabitsinze, Jean Chrysostome Wamkele Mene, H. E. Kalibata, Agnes Bissi, Komla Kajangwe, Antoine Leke, Acha Ooko-Ombaka, Amandla Mannya, Karabo Kassiri, Omid Abe-Inge, Vincent Kwofie, Ebenezer M. Fan, Shenggen Fu, Hanyi Muthini, Davis Sene, Amath Pathe Siewertsen, Hedwig |
| author_browse | Abe-Inge, Vincent Babu, Suresh Chandra Bissi, Komla Blumenthal, Nick Djido, Aboulaye Fan, Shenggen Fu, Hanyi Gokah, Isaac Haddad, Lawrence Kajangwe, Antoine Kalibata, Agnes Kapuya, Tinashe Kassiri, Omid Keizire, Boaz B. Kwofie, Ebenezer M. Leke, Acha Mannya, Karabo Muhinda, Jean Jaques Muthini, Davis Mutyasira, Vine Myaki, Ibrahim A. Ngabitsinze, Jean Chrysostome Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso Nijiwa, Daniel Nwafor, Apollos Ooko-Ombaka, Amandla Sene, Amath Pathe Siewertsen, Hedwig Srivastava, Nandita Swinnen, Johan Ulimwengu, John M. Wamkele Mene, H. E. von Braun, Joachim |
| author_facet | von Braun, Joachim Ulimwengu, John M. Babu, Suresh Chandra Srivastava, Nandita Swinnen, Johan Blumenthal, Nick Nwafor, Apollos Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso Kapuya, Tinashe Mutyasira, Vine Haddad, Lawrence Keizire, Boaz B. Myaki, Ibrahim A. Muhinda, Jean Jaques Nijiwa, Daniel Djido, Aboulaye Gokah, Isaac Ngabitsinze, Jean Chrysostome Wamkele Mene, H. E. Kalibata, Agnes Bissi, Komla Kajangwe, Antoine Leke, Acha Ooko-Ombaka, Amandla Mannya, Karabo Kassiri, Omid Abe-Inge, Vincent Kwofie, Ebenezer M. Fan, Shenggen Fu, Hanyi Muthini, Davis Sene, Amath Pathe Siewertsen, Hedwig |
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| description | Africa, a continent of immense potential, stands at a crucial juncture. Home to some of the world’s most fertile lands, abundant resources, and a burgeoning young population, it remains paradoxically ensnared in the grip of food insecurity, malnutrition, and challenges such as climate change, post-harvest losses, and inefficient supply chains. The urgency to empower and transform African food systems is not merely an agricultural or economic imperative but a moral, social, and ecological one. The 2023 report, “Empowering Africa Food Systems for the Future,” highlights the ways in which Africa is uniquely positioned to redefine its future and pave a sustainable and resilient path for generations to come. In delving into the assessment of food systems failures, the report confronts some harsh truths. Despite being home to nearly 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa remains a net food importer spending billions annually to meet its food demands. A large fraction of its population still grapples with chronic hunger and malnutrition. Yet, it does not stop at just assessing failures; it moves forward to take stock of the robust and diverse food systems that form the lifeblood of the continent. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1400482025-12-08T10:06:44Z Empowering Africa's food systems for the future von Braun, Joachim Ulimwengu, John M. Babu, Suresh Chandra Srivastava, Nandita Swinnen, Johan Blumenthal, Nick Nwafor, Apollos Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso Kapuya, Tinashe Mutyasira, Vine Haddad, Lawrence Keizire, Boaz B. Myaki, Ibrahim A. Muhinda, Jean Jaques Nijiwa, Daniel Djido, Aboulaye Gokah, Isaac Ngabitsinze, Jean Chrysostome Wamkele Mene, H. E. Kalibata, Agnes Bissi, Komla Kajangwe, Antoine Leke, Acha Ooko-Ombaka, Amandla Mannya, Karabo Kassiri, Omid Abe-Inge, Vincent Kwofie, Ebenezer M. Fan, Shenggen Fu, Hanyi Muthini, Davis Sene, Amath Pathe Siewertsen, Hedwig imports natural resources supply chains sustainability agriculture malnutrition financing food insecurity food systems climate change postharvest losses digital technology Africa, a continent of immense potential, stands at a crucial juncture. Home to some of the world’s most fertile lands, abundant resources, and a burgeoning young population, it remains paradoxically ensnared in the grip of food insecurity, malnutrition, and challenges such as climate change, post-harvest losses, and inefficient supply chains. The urgency to empower and transform African food systems is not merely an agricultural or economic imperative but a moral, social, and ecological one. The 2023 report, “Empowering Africa Food Systems for the Future,” highlights the ways in which Africa is uniquely positioned to redefine its future and pave a sustainable and resilient path for generations to come. In delving into the assessment of food systems failures, the report confronts some harsh truths. Despite being home to nearly 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, Africa remains a net food importer spending billions annually to meet its food demands. A large fraction of its population still grapples with chronic hunger and malnutrition. Yet, it does not stop at just assessing failures; it moves forward to take stock of the robust and diverse food systems that form the lifeblood of the continent. 2023-09-11 2024-03-14T12:08:51Z 2024-03-14T12:08:51Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140048 en Open Access Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa von Braun, Joachim; Ulimwengu, John; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Srivastava, Nandita; Swinnen, Johan; Blumenthal, Nick; et al. 2023. Empowering Africa's food systems for the future. Africa Agriculture Status Report 11. Nairobi, Kenya: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). https://agra.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AASR-2023.pdf |
| spellingShingle | imports natural resources supply chains sustainability agriculture malnutrition financing food insecurity food systems climate change postharvest losses digital technology von Braun, Joachim Ulimwengu, John M. Babu, Suresh Chandra Srivastava, Nandita Swinnen, Johan Blumenthal, Nick Nwafor, Apollos Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso Kapuya, Tinashe Mutyasira, Vine Haddad, Lawrence Keizire, Boaz B. Myaki, Ibrahim A. Muhinda, Jean Jaques Nijiwa, Daniel Djido, Aboulaye Gokah, Isaac Ngabitsinze, Jean Chrysostome Wamkele Mene, H. E. Kalibata, Agnes Bissi, Komla Kajangwe, Antoine Leke, Acha Ooko-Ombaka, Amandla Mannya, Karabo Kassiri, Omid Abe-Inge, Vincent Kwofie, Ebenezer M. Fan, Shenggen Fu, Hanyi Muthini, Davis Sene, Amath Pathe Siewertsen, Hedwig Empowering Africa's food systems for the future |
| title | Empowering Africa's food systems for the future |
| title_full | Empowering Africa's food systems for the future |
| title_fullStr | Empowering Africa's food systems for the future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empowering Africa's food systems for the future |
| title_short | Empowering Africa's food systems for the future |
| title_sort | empowering africa s food systems for the future |
| topic | imports natural resources supply chains sustainability agriculture malnutrition financing food insecurity food systems climate change postharvest losses digital technology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140048 |
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