Status of food security in Africa

The report presents an updated review of the status of food and nutrition security in Africa based on a concise analysis using the most recent and available data and research results and findings. It further highlights some of the emerging issues regarded as opportunities with a high potential to enhance food and nutrition security in Africa. The first section of the report provides a justification for the report and an outline of its purpose. The second section provides an updated review of the status of food and nutrition security in Africa. It presents trends and changes in each of the four dimensions of food security. Section three highlights two recent developments that could readily drive food security in Africa, if well developed and implemented the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) and national food stock holding. The report concludes with a set of pragmatic, results-oriented policy options to help to pave the way to better address food insecurity challenges in Africa.

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spelling dig-uneca-et-10855-239562020-10-16T10:09:33Z Status of food security in Africa The report presents an updated review of the status of food and nutrition security in Africa based on a concise analysis using the most recent and available data and research results and findings. It further highlights some of the emerging issues regarded as opportunities with a high potential to enhance food and nutrition security in Africa. The first section of the report provides a justification for the report and an outline of its purpose. The second section provides an updated review of the status of food and nutrition security in Africa. It presents trends and changes in each of the four dimensions of food security. Section three highlights two recent developments that could readily drive food security in Africa, if well developed and implemented the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) and national food stock holding. The report concludes with a set of pragmatic, results-oriented policy options to help to pave the way to better address food insecurity challenges in Africa. 2017-11-10T06:55:13Z 2017-11-10T06:55:13Z 2017-08 Conference document eng 9 p. application/pdf
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description The report presents an updated review of the status of food and nutrition security in Africa based on a concise analysis using the most recent and available data and research results and findings. It further highlights some of the emerging issues regarded as opportunities with a high potential to enhance food and nutrition security in Africa. The first section of the report provides a justification for the report and an outline of its purpose. The second section provides an updated review of the status of food and nutrition security in Africa. It presents trends and changes in each of the four dimensions of food security. Section three highlights two recent developments that could readily drive food security in Africa, if well developed and implemented the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) and national food stock holding. The report concludes with a set of pragmatic, results-oriented policy options to help to pave the way to better address food insecurity challenges in Africa.
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