Agriculture - engine of growth for Africa

Agriculture must become the engine for growth that Africa needs to eradicate hunger and boost sustainable food production, José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General said today, 29 January 2014.

Speaking at a side event on the margins of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Graziano da Silva called on Africa to step up its efforts.

“More than one out of every five of its citizens is still denied the right to food,” the Director-General said.
Noting that most of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa, he stressed that the region had the power to change the situation.

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