Africa’s food security under threat: Ehui

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2024-08-14

WINDHOEK, 14 AUG (NAMPA) - Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Simeon Ehui, has expressed concern over land degradation in Africa, which stands at an alarming rate of 65 per cent.
He said this poses a threat as Africa’s population is expected to reach 2.5 billion people by 2050.
Ehui was speaking on the sidelines of the second Ruforum Triennial Conf...

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