Agriculture

Africa Faces Severe Hunger Risk Without Major Agricultural Investment

The Reporter (Amharic) · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter (Amharic)

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Experts warn that without increased investment and scientific research in agriculture, 60 percent of the world's chronically hungry population will be in Africa by 2030.

A continental forum focused on accelerating agricultural transformation through science, technology, and innovation started in Addis Ababa at the UN Economic Commission for Africa on Tuesday.
Over 20 percent of Africa's population suffered from hunger in 2024, and 60 percent of the world's chronically hungry population will be African by 2030 if current trends persist.
Africa spends between 70 and 100 billion dollars annually on food imports such as wheat, rice, corn, and cooking oil despite having sufficient land, labor, and markets.
African farmers contribute less than four percent to global carbon emissions but remain highly vulnerable to drought, flooding, and land degradation.
Post-harvest losses reach up to one-third of total yields in some agricultural value chains across the continent.
UN Economic Commission for Africa Deputy Executive Secretary Hanan Morsy noted that new technological inventions often remain confined to laboratories and fail to reach farmers.
Agriculture State Minister Dr. Sofia Kassa stated that farmers, pastoralists, women, and youth must be active creators of innovation rather than mere technology recipients.
FAO Assistant Director-General Dr. Abebe Haile-Gabriel reported that while 74 percent of the global population had internet access by 2025, only 36 percent of Africans did.
Only four African countries have allocated 10 percent of their national budgets to agriculture, and only a few have committed one percent of their GDP to agricultural research.

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