WANDILE SIHLOBO: SA sits pretty in Sub-Saharan Africa food security stakes
The country topped the regional rankings and ranked 59th out of 113 in a 2022 global index
18 October 2023 - 05:00
On October 16 we celebrated World Food Day, commemorating the founding of the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation in 1945. This day is also an opportunity for countries to reflect on their food security conditions and efforts to boost agricultural production.
This column will therefore revisit an issue discussed a year ago in these pages: food security conditions in SA. One of the measures researchers use to evaluate the food security condition of each country relative to the world is The Economist’s global food security index. ..
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