Why Africa’s continental goals for agriculture failed

In the next 10 years, the AU wants to mobilise $100 billion in public and private sector investment in African agrifood systems by 2035.

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The African Union says member states may have to repeat goals set nearly a decade ago to ensure food security for the continent as a result of unimplemented policies.

Meeting in Kampala last week, the policymakers and experts cited a variety of reasons for failed goals, including a lack of political will, insecurity, climate change-related disasters as well as economic ruin from disease outbreaks, among reasons agricultural goals were unmet.