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Alvaro Lario: Irrigation holds the master key to Africa’s food security

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The International Fund for Agricultural Development President Alvaro Lario. PHOTO | NOAM GALAI | GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

By  Pauline Kairu

Contributor based in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) President Alvaro Lario explains to Pauline Kairu why sub-Sahara Africa and the Horn need a paradigm shift deal with persistent food insecurity.

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