My colleagues over at the Global Food Security blog write today about a new African Union initiative known as the “African Food Basket” that aims to make African countries food secure five years from now. The author of the post points out that achieving food security has been difficult in recent years, with drought and economic crises challenging the continent.
Under the plan, African governments would be encouraged to invest 10 percent of their national budgets to agriculture, a major objective of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and other AU initiatives.
