AFRICA AGRICULTURE STATUS REPORT 2016

KEY MESSAGES
ONE
The poverty rate and prevalence of undernourishment declined in sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) between 1990–1992 and 2014–2016. However, the total number of
undernourished people continues to increase with an estimated 217.8 million in
2014–2016 compared to 175.7 million in 1990–1992.
TWO
To realize CAADP goals and objectives and the Malabo Declaration targets,
high level leadership and good governance are required, besides political
commitment, to translate government policies and strategies into concrete
actions.
THREE
There is a need to adopt an integrated approach—which comprises sustained
implementation of a mix of complementary and comprehensive food security
and nutrition policies and programs—to effectively impact hunger, food
insecurity, and malnutrition in SSA.
FOUR
Lessons for improving nutrition through agriculture include: efficient and effective
production of diversified, highly nutritious and (bio)fortified foods; enhancing
value chains to improve nutritional quality and food safety; effective participation
of all stakeholders; involvement of the private sector in strengthening linkages
within agricultural supply chains; setting up effective accountability systems;
and better policies and investments.
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