African leaders renew pledge to end hunger, malnutrition

South Sudan women

Women carry food in gunny bags after visiting an aid distribution centre in Ngop in South Sudan's Unity State on March 10, 2017. PHOTO | FILE | AFP
 

By  Xinhua

News agency

What you need to know:

  • Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB, said that empowering African small-holder farmers who produce nearly 80 percent of food in the continent should be at the heart of hunger eradication programmes.

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