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Hunger in Africa persists not primarily because of a lack of science, but because the connective tissue between evidence, policy and implementation is weak.
COMPREHENSIVE AFRICA AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Ending hunger in Africa needs Africa-led science and the governance to match

On World Hunger Day on 28 May, it is important to point out that more than one in five people in Africa go hungry today, and nearly six in 10 face moderate or severe food…

  • Scott Drimie
5 min read
Children carry the heaviest burden: inadequate nutrition, unsafe housing, limited early childhood development, and weak schooling outcomes overlap and compound.
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World Hunger Day: Children in South Africa still going hungry

One in seven South Africans reported child hunger in February and March this year, according to a recent survey

  • Eunice Masson
  • M&G Data Desk
4 min read