60% of Africa’s food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent’s crop treasure trove is being neglected
By Craig Macaskill Posted 2024-01-15 In Blog Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three – wheat, maize and rice – accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the continent and globally. This deprives the continent of […]
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