Tapping youth to drive Africa’s digital food production systems

 Traders select green maize as workers offload from a lorry at the Elburgon Open Air Market in Nakuru County on August 26, 2025. 

Photo credit: John Njoroge | Nation Media Group

As we head towards the 2025 African Food Systems (AFS) Forum in Dakar Senegal, we cannot ignore the fact that Africa’s food systems are under immense pressure.

With a population projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, and with over 280 million people facing hunger today, the continent is at a crossroads and must find solutions to feed its people while creating dignified livelihoods for its youth.

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