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    The alternate future of African farming

    If African farmers are equipped with knowledge and technology, and supported with the right policies, the future of agriculture on the continent would be unrecognizable. A guest commentary by Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, CEO of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network and part of the Farming First campaign.

    By Lindiwe Majele Sibanda // 23 October 2014

    Dismal figures dominate conversations on food security in Africa.

    Up to 230 million Africans are chronically malnourished, and 40 percent of children under the age of 5 will experience stunted mental and physical development.

    Just last week, and as World Food Day put a spotlight on these issues, the International Food Policy Research Institute released its latest Global Hunger Index, topped — unsurprisingly — by sub-Saharan African countries. Angola, Chad and Sierra Leone were recorded as having the highest under-5 mortality rate due to hunger, ranging from 15 percent to more than 18 percent.

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      Lindiwe Majele Sibanda

      Lindiwe Majele Sibanda is CEO of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network. In 2009, she led the "No-Agriculture, No-Deal" global campaign mobilizing African CSOs to push for the inclusion of agriculture in the U.N. Framework for Climate Change Convention negotiations. Sibanda is a trustee of CGIAR boards CIMMYT and ILRI and since 2008 has been involved with the Farming First campaign advocating for a holistic approach to sustainable agricultural development.

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