The future food security of nearly 1.5 billion Africans depends on the actions and decisions that are made today.
- MSU Foundation Professor, Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
Stronger agricultural R&D systems will enable agriculture to power Africa’s transformation.
Africa is far from having an ageing farming population. What is missing is a critical mass of skilled, young farmers with access to finance who could drive productivity in farming.
Medium-scale farms are an important driver of agricultural and rural transformation in much of Africa.
US farmers and agribusiness can help themselves by helping Africa to meet its rapidly growing food needs.
There’s been uneven progress, but African agriculture has shown remarkable improvement compared to 15 years ago
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