Ending hunger in Africa needs Africa-led science and the governance to match – The Mail & Guardian

Ending hunger in Africa needs Africa-led science and the governance to match – The Mail & Guardian

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 insecurity. The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report shows hunger continuing to rise across the continent even as it falls elsewhere, and projects that by 2030, nearly 60% of the world’s chronically undernourished people will be African. Africa is not…