African ‘Green Revolution’ Should Focus On Small Farmers, U.N. Report Says
African farmers are needing to change their farming techniques “in an effort to increase food security…”
(source: Kaiser Family Foundation)
The report “warns that ‘ineffective farming techniques and wasteful post-harvest practices’ have left sub-Saharan Africa as the region most likely to miss the [Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)] on poverty and hunger,” the U.N. News Centre writes. Africa needs a “green revolution” that helps the continent utilize innovative farming technologies. “The report notes that Africa’s smallholder farmers can benefit from new technologies such as low-cost drip irrigation and plastic water tanks to store runoff, as opposed to modern irrigation systems which can increase crop yields but are designed more for larger farms,” the news service notes (5/19)
Supplemental Article from the World Bank: Tackling Weaknesses in Agricultural Statistics in Africa: the LSMS-ISA Project
