Looking ahead: long-term prospects for Africa's agricultural development and food security

Child malnutrition targets can be reached by increasing African investment

By: Rosegrant MW, Cline SA, Li W et al.
Produced by: 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , 2005

This paper explores and evaluates the consequences of various policies related to food security in Africa based on projections for the year 2025, focusing on agricultural production. Using computer models, the authors show how three different policy scenarios are likely to affect the supply of, demand for, and trade of crops. These show that the number of malnourished children could rise as high as 41.9 million or fall as low as 9.4 million by 2025.