Why is Africa Importing So Much Food?

Author:
AllAfrica
Publisher:
AllAfrica
Publication Date:
4 January 2019
Tags:
Africa, Agribusiness, Food and Agriculture

Why does Africa spend billions on food imports when it has so much arable land and so many people working in agriculture?

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