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Agriculture investment yields growth and nutrition gains for Africa
Agricultural productivity gains of 5.9 to 6.7 per cent a year offer a bright ray of hope for the continent
African countries that took early action in the past decade to invest in agriculture have reaped the rewards, enjoying higher economic growth and a bigger drop in malnutrition, a major farming development organization said Sept. 6. In a report, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) said: “After decades of stagnation, much of