Wheat Supply Shock, Drought Put Africa’s Focus Back on Farming
- Zambia sees debt restructuring, more investment as priorities
- Zimbabwe says agriculture must be resilient to climate change
A goat walks across a dirt road in Gedamar village, Babati, Tanzania.
Source: Bloomberg
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Russia’s war with Ukraine and the resultant spike in grain and fuel prices have dealt a severe blow to African nations that were already reeling from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Widespread drought is now adding to the woes of the world’s poorest continent, raising the risk of hunger and social unrest, and governments have little scope to respond.
Here are some of the issues that are keeping key officials awake at night and how they plan to tackle them: