Viewpoint: The AfDB’s $61 Billion Initiative Will Transform Agriculture but for Whom?
By Million Belay
Launched early last year, the African Development Bank’s ambitious Dakar II initiative, “Feed Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience“, seeks to usher in a new era for African agriculture, positioning the continent as a global breadbasket. With a staggering proposed budget of $61 billion, primarily sourced from private and development sectors, the initiative’s scale and scope are unprecedented. However, its approach – aiming to industrialise the continent’s food systems – has ignited a fierce debate concerning its implications for small-scale farmers, biodiversity, and the sovereignty of African food systems.
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Source: African Arguments (link opens in a new window)
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