Investing in Africa’s young farmers is the answer to the coming food shock, says Kenyan President
@williamsamoeiruto in an op-ed for
@cnbcafrica
Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have far-reaching consequences, affecting nearly one-third of globally traded fertilizer. The most significant agricultural impacts are expected in the second half of this year, a critical period when farmers across Africa will make planting decisions for the coming season.
"The most resilient answer to a fertilizer shock is not a fertilizer shipment. It is a productive rural economy that no longer relies on imported inputs as the only path to a harvest," said Ruto.
This week, the #AfricaForward Summit is convening African Heads of State, business leaders, young people and civil society to advance solutions to food security, economic competitiveness and shared challenges.
The timing is significant: IFAD's Member States have just launched the #IFAD14 replenishment, "one of the most consequential global decisions of the year on financing rural transformation," according to Ruto.
"African leaders have an opportunity to come together to collectively commit to invest in our rural areas, and the young people who live there, at the scale and ambition this moment demands," added Ruto.
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