3 in 4 African Govts Spend More on Arms, Less on Farms Africa
Baher KamalAfrica is home to a quarter of the world's entire agricultural land. Nevertheless, in the 12 months that African leaders vowed to improve food security in the continent, over 20 million more people have been pushed into"severe hunger." reportedly spend an average of 3.8% of their budgets on agriculture -some spending as little as 1%.
In 2014 African leaders signed the Malabo Declaration, which stipulated that African governments must spend at least 10% of their budget on Agriculture and supporting farmers.Ongoing conflict, especially in Sahel and Central AfricaOxfam reports that climate change is fuelling hunger for millions of people around the world.
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