Africa's $70bn Food Import Bill Sparks Urgent Call for Investment in Local Farming

Africa's $70bn Food Import Bill Sparks Urgent Call for Investment in Local Farming

Africa's rising food import bill, now estimated at around $70 billion annually, is unsustainable and signals an urgent need to invest in local agriculture, smallholder farmers, and climate-smart food systems, regional leaders and agricultural stakeholders have warned.

Africa’s $70bn Food Import Bill Sparks Urgent Call for Investment in Local Farming

Africa’s rising food import bill, now estimated at around $70 billion annually, is unsustainable and signals an urgent need to invest in local agriculture, smallholder farmers, and climate-smart food systems, regional leaders and agricultural stakeholders have warned. They were speaking on September 30, at the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) Congress being held in Kigali, from September 30 to October 2. Marking 20 years of EAFF’s operat…

Africa’s $70bn food import bill sparks urgent call for investment in local farming

Africa’s rising food import bill, now estimated at around $70 billion annually, is unsustainable and signals an urgent need to invest in local agriculture, smallholder farmers, and climate-smart food systems, regional leaders and agricultural stakeholders have warned. They were speaking on September 30, at the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) Congress being held in Kigali, from September 30 to October 2. Marking 20 years of EAFF’s operat…