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With famine in Africa and food prices at record highs, Africa governments must invest in small scale farming. They Must find away to educate small farmers about more efficient, sustainable agriculture practices.
African must have a New Vision for Agriculture on the continent, which should bring together Public and Private Sectors to transform the small farming in our communities for a long term sustainability.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier de Schutter, is promoting agroecology, the study of how agriculture can best fit within ecosystems and efficiently use of natural resources, a push he says has been well-received by governments and agencies around the globe.
The new focus on boosting small farmers is fueled by record-high food prices and renewed attention to hunger with more than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa suffering from drought and famine.
As the global population estimated to reach 9 billion people by 2050, requiring a 70 percent increase from current food production, small scale farming should be seen as the long-term solution to hunger, and job creation.
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