The Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Wangari Mathai Institute, have reiterated the importance of improving food security in Africa.
Prof. Patrick Verkooijen, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GCA, in a statement issued on the AfDB website, called for urgent financial support to put Africa on the path of food sovereignty.
Mr Verkooijen spoke at a three-day regional forum on the future of resilient food systems in Africa organised by the GCA and AfDB.
The forum urged the Future of Resilient Food Systems in Africa – AAAP Digital Solutions for a Changing Climate provided through training for stakeholders across Eastern Africa.
The training strengthened their capacity to design and implement solutions to improve food security and climate resilience.
It was also meant to facilitate knowledge sharing among farmers on scaling up the use of Digital Climate-informed Advisory Services (DCAS).
The DCAS are tools and platforms that…
