Africa urged to boost domestic funding for food security as climate risks mount

Climate Shocks Threaten Africa's Food Security  - Taarifa Rwanda:

Africa’s food Security could be under imminent threat from climate shocks, a situation that calls for urgent intervention. During the 17th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, governments on the continent have been urged to move beyond policy commitments and allocate resources towards climate-smart agriculture, nutritious local foods, school feeding programmes and stronger markets […] The post Climate Shocks Threaten Africa’s Food Securit…

Africa urged to boost domestic funding for food security as climate risks mount

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 29 – African governments have been urged to increase domestic funding for food security and nutrition programmes, with policymakers and development partners warning that climate shocks, water mismanagement and underinvestment are threatening the continent’s food systems. Speaking during the 17th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security, officials called for governments to move beyond policy commitments and allocate resource…