The African Union (AU) member states on January 13 this year adopted the Kampala Declaration, a strategy and action plan that seeks to transform the continent’s food systems and ensure food security in the next 10 years.
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18th Edition
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17th Edition
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16th Edition
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15th Edition
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14th Edition
The food crisis in Africa caused by the Covid-19 pandemic reminded the continent about the need to transform its food systems to enable it to feed itself.
13th Edition
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12th Edition
Food security policies in Africa have tended to prioritise the production or importation of the traditional energy-rich cereal staples such as maize, wheat, and rice. Unfortunately, such policies have overlooked the importance of balanced and healthy diets for households and communities and ended up creating a malnutrition crisis, also known as hidden hunger, on the continent.
11th Edition
Global supply chain disruptions related to the Russian-Ukraine war and prolonged drought and flooding in parts of the continent aggravated the crises of food shortages, high food prices and hunger that were triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
