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Reversing Years for Global Food Security: A Review of the Food Security Situation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Wudil, Abdulazeez Hudu; Usman, Muhammad; Rosak-Szyrocka, Joanna; Pilar, Ladislav; Boye, Mortala.
  • Wudil AH; Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University Dutse, Dutse 720101, Nigeria.
  • Usman M; Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
  • Rosak-Szyrocka J; Department of Production Engineering and Safety, Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland.
  • Pilar L; Department of Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Boye M; School of Agriculture and Environment Sciences, University of the Gambia, Kanifing P.O. Box 3530, The Gambia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 19(22)2022 Nov 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2110091
ABSTRACT
All around the world, inequalities persist in the complex web of social, economic, and ecological factors that mediate food security outcomes at different human and institutional scales. There have been rapid and continuous improvements in agricultural productivity and better food security in many regions of the world during the past 50 years due to an expansion in crop area, irrigation, and supportive policy and institutional initiatives. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa, the situation is inverted. Statistics show that food insecurity has risen since 2015 in Sub-Saharan African countries, and the situation has worsened owing to the Ukraine conflict and the ongoing implications of the COVID-19 threat. This review looks into multidimensional challenges to achieving the SDG2 goal of "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture" in Sub-Saharan Africa and the prosper policy recommendations for action. Findings indicate that weak economic growth, gender inequality, high inflation, low crop productivity, low investment in irrigated agriculture and research, climate change, high population growth, poor policy frameworks, weak infrastructural development, and corruption are the major hurdles in the sustaining food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Promoting investments in agricultural infrastructure and extension services together with implementing policies targeted at enhancing the households' purchasing power, especially those in rural regions, appear to be essential drivers for improving both food availability and food access.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Food Supply / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph192214836

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Food Supply / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph192214836