The food-health-security nexus

A dry river bed due to a prolonged drought that hit Kenya in 2023.

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Africa faces enormous obstacles and a rising cost of living. Now is the time to take decisive action to ensure food security, health, and stability in the future. This is due to the complex interactions between food, health, and security, necessitating comprehensive interventions across sectors and borders.

The continent can change its food systems and open the door to a better future by exploiting its wealth of resources, young population, and emerging urbanisation and digitalisation trends. QU Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), further reinforced this, once saying, “Africa holds the key to moving towards a world free from hunger and poverty.”

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