AGRA report calls for more investments in Agriculture to boost food security
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Channel: KBC Channel 1 · 2016 · News & Politics
Africa requires to invest 40 trillion Kenya Shillings in the next ten years in her agriculture value chain to make the continent food sufficient. A report released by the Africa for a Green Revolution in Africa-AGRA says currently Africa is facing a huge financing gap, putting millions of people at risk of hunger. The report says only 13 African countries have managed to meet the target of investing 10 percent of their budgetary allocation to agriculture and Kenya is missing in the list. The report is calling for increased funding by both the private and the public sector if the continent is to achieve food security. Connect with KBC Online; Visit our Website - http://www.kbc.co.ke/ Follow KBC on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KBCChannel1 Find KBC on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kbcchannel1news/ Follow KBC on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kbcnews_/ #KBCNewsHour
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