“The African continent has about a quarter of the world’s agricultural land, yet it is marred in an alarming hunger crisis, as the continent is spending more than $60 billion annually importing food that they could produce locally if they invested in their own farmers and food producers, ‘’ said Peter Kamalingin, Oxfam International Pan Africa Director.
African Union member states committed to spend at least 10% of the government's budget on agriculture: yet In 2021, the average spending on agriculture in Africa was just 4.1%.
9 сен 2024