The focus of Agriculture on the African soil which produce large output.
Across Africa, we have witnessed what happens when countries invest in agriculture—outputs increase, economies grow, and people’s livelihoods improve. While nations have made significant progress on these issues in the last decade, we have an opportunity to do so much more. The recent African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) called on the continent and the world to “seize the moment” in agriculture to help secure a prosperous Africa. This echoes the intention of efforts working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and Malabo Declaration, especially in the face of a shifting climate, population growth and other drivers of change. Yet as we continue to unleash the potential of agriculture in every country, we must also ensure that progress is focused on not just feeding people, but nourishing them, too.
A recently released report commissioned by the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition found that our current food systems are failing to meet the nutritional needs of nearly 3 billion people around the world. Malnutrition, often caused by a lack of availability and access to quality diets, is now the primary risk factor in disease burdens globally, higher than the combined risk of unsafe sex, alcohol, drug and tobacco use. Currently, 1 in 3 people worldwide suffer from some form of malnutrition—but this ratio will move towards 1 in 2 if current trends continue.
At the root of this challenge is the fact that our food systems are too focused on producing food in high quantity and not enough on delivering nutritious, quality diets. In other words, how we currently grow, produce, process and market food is contributing to a global nutrition crisis that poses an increasingly serious threat to virtually every country’s future health and development.
A recently released report commissioned by the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition found that our current food systems are failing to meet the nutritional needs of nearly 3 billion people around the world. Malnutrition, often caused by a lack of availability and access to quality diets, is now the primary risk factor in disease burdens globally, higher than the combined risk of unsafe sex, alcohol, drug and tobacco use. Currently, 1 in 3 people worldwide suffer from some form of malnutrition—but this ratio will move towards 1 in 2 if current trends continue.
At the root of this challenge is the fact that our food systems are too focused on producing food in high quantity and not enough on delivering nutritious, quality diets. In other words, how we currently grow, produce, process and market food is contributing to a global nutrition crisis that poses an increasingly serious threat to virtually every country’s future health and development.
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