Climate change can reverse progress in Africa
Maize production could decline by 6.9%, FAO said. The agency added that climate change will affect Africa's poorest people disproportionately, especially subsistence farmers, as one third of its population lives in drought-prone areas.
African governments should focus on developing agriculture, sustainable natural resource management and climate change adaptation practices such as the promotion and protection of traditional and local foods, the FAO said.
Source: Panos London
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