Achieving food security for Africa

By Isobel Hogg2015-05-01T09:48:00

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Isobel Hogg explores a farming technique that has increased food supplies for thousands of African farmers and their families

Food security is an urgent global issue and it is an increasingly serious problem in Africa where the challenges of supporting a rapidly growing population are resulting in hunger and poverty.

One of the main causes of the challenges witnessed in Africa is poor crop yields largely caused by insect pests, weeds and degraded soils. Improving agricultural output is especially vital for subsistence cereal farmers (especially maize farmers) who rely on what they grow to feed their families.

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