Africa looks to rework its food systems
CONRAD ONYANGO AFRICAN countries are rallying behind a common position in a quest for lasting solutions to food insecurity and climate change as they gear up for the upcoming global food summit in New York. Increasing funding in agricultural research and leveraging on technology tops the African agenda to be tabled during the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) scheduled for September 23, 2021. The African Union’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE), Josefa Sacko, says the summit offers a platform to rework the continent’s food systems. “This is an opportunity for us to build a food system…