Question: Is it really true, as this claims, that "Africa imports 80% of its food", a third of it from Europe?
dpa-international.com/topic/eu-food-…
dpa-international.com/topic/eu-food-…
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This puts the monetary value of the continent's food systems at $313b
africanews.com/2017/04/21/why…
President of the African Development Bank says its import bill is $35b
That sounds closer to 10% than it is to 80%.
This puts the monetary value of the continent's food systems at $313b
africanews.com/2017/04/21/why…
President of the African Development Bank says its import bill is $35b
That sounds closer to 10% than it is to 80%.
There's also this which suggests Africa imports of food and agricultural products are at most third more than its imports.
mckinsey.com/featured-insig…
mckinsey.com/featured-insig…
12 years ago, World Bank estimated production of food staples at $50b.
openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/hand…
@dpa_intl piece says we spend $70b on the same.
openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/hand…
@dpa_intl piece says we spend $70b on the same.
That means about a third imports in the best case. But even if one assumed the author meant 70b was all imports, it would still be under 2/3rds. Not 80%. And that's assuming local production hasn't increased in over a decade.
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