African Farmers

Intro: A report released suggests that the African farmer is a dying breed. The 2015 Africa Agricultural Status Report found that the majority of the continent's food producers average 60 years of age. The report was released during the ongoing Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa [AGRA] conference in Lusaka Zambia. It calls for incentives to attract Africa's growing youth population back to farms. Suggesting that unemployed youth could be the solution to food insecurity, the continent A new report suggests that the African farmer is a dying breed. The 2015 Africa Agricultural Status Report found that the majority of the continent's food producers average 60 years of age. The report was released during the ongoing Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa [AGRA] conference in Lusaka Zambia. It calls for incentives to attract Africa's growing youth population back to farms. Suggesting that unemployed youth could be the solution to food insecurity, the continent's biggest challenges. International Fund for Agricultural Development youth co-ordinator, Elizabeth sendiwala:Today we speak to: • Dr. David S. Ameyaw,the head of Strategy, Monitoring and Evaluation,at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). • Dr Barbara van Koppen, Principal Researcher Poverty, Gender and Water of the Southern Africa Regional Program at the International Water Management Institute. • Gem Argwings-Kodhek, senior agribusiness adviser of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund