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As hunger and food insecurity deepen, Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis. Estimates show that nearly 282 million people on the continent, or 20 percent of the population, are undernourished.
A powerful effort is needed to equip food systems to advance human and planetary health, says Dr Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR's Executive Managing Director.
NAIROBI, Jan 16 (IPS) - As hunger and food insecurity deepen, Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis. Estimates show that nearly 282 million people on the continent, or 20 percent of the population, are undernourished. Numerous challenges across the African continent threaten the race to achieve food security; research and innovative strategies are urgently needed to transform current systems as they are inadequate to address the food crisis.
Professor Saleemul Huq, eminent climate change expert and director of International Centre for Climate Change and Development, died in Dhaka yesterday. He was 71