What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa?
Food demand in East and southern Africa (ESA) is expected to be three to nine times higher by 2050 (relative to 2010), depending on the emerging economic and demographic trends. To meet demand, agrifood systems (AFS) in the region must expand and diversify. Consumption demand for meats and fruits a...
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| author | Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie Hartley, Faaiqa Thomas, Timothy S. Gbegbelegbe, Sika Gabriel, Sherwin |
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| description | Food demand in East and southern Africa (ESA) is expected to be three to nine times higher by 2050 (relative to 2010), depending on the emerging economic and demographic trends.
To meet demand, agrifood systems (AFS) in the region must expand and diversify. Consumption demand for meats and fruits and vegetables will more than triple by 2050, creating economic opportunities but also inclusivity challenges.
Transformations in AFS must increase the sector’s resilience to supply-side shocks that threaten food security and nutrition.
Favorable policies and investments that are country-specific, inclusive, and sustainable will be powerful tools to shape and influence AFS’s transition in the region. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1754552025-11-06T04:13:25Z What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa? Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie Hartley, Faaiqa Thomas, Timothy S. Gbegbelegbe, Sika Gabriel, Sherwin food systems agrobiodiversity demand supply balance food security agricultural production income distribution nutrition trade Food demand in East and southern Africa (ESA) is expected to be three to nine times higher by 2050 (relative to 2010), depending on the emerging economic and demographic trends. To meet demand, agrifood systems (AFS) in the region must expand and diversify. Consumption demand for meats and fruits and vegetables will more than triple by 2050, creating economic opportunities but also inclusivity challenges. Transformations in AFS must increase the sector’s resilience to supply-side shocks that threaten food security and nutrition. Favorable policies and investments that are country-specific, inclusive, and sustainable will be powerful tools to shape and influence AFS’s transition in the region. 2025-07-21 2025-07-02T20:12:42Z 2025-07-02T20:12:42Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175455 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie; Hartley, Faaiqa; Thomas, Timothy S.; Gbegbelegbe, Sika; and Gabriel, Sherwin. 2025. What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa? In What do we know about the future of food systems? eds. Keith Wiebe and Elisabetta Gotor. Part Two: What Do We Know About the Future of Food System in Selected Regions? Chapter 18, Pp. 103-108. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175455 |
| spellingShingle | food systems agrobiodiversity demand supply balance food security agricultural production income distribution nutrition trade Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie Hartley, Faaiqa Thomas, Timothy S. Gbegbelegbe, Sika Gabriel, Sherwin What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa? |
| title | What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa? |
| title_full | What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa? |
| title_fullStr | What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa? |
| title_short | What do we know about the future of food systems in East and Southern Africa? |
| title_sort | what do we know about the future of food systems in east and southern africa |
| topic | food systems agrobiodiversity demand supply balance food security agricultural production income distribution nutrition trade |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175455 |
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