How Climate Change affects Food Security in Africa

Undoubtedly, climate change is felt all over the planet. Extreme rains or extreme drought is rampant to almost all regions. Unexpected phenomena happen throughout the globe but most especially stroked Africa. Many African countries are already experiencing longer and deeper droughts, floods and cyclones in its history. Because of global warming, the whole continent is subject to disproportionate food security versus its population.

Agroforestry and its importance to the livelihood of African farmers

With the rapidly surging population in developing Africa, the wide scale demand for food security is also expected to increase to around 50% to 80% by the year 2050, according to World Agroforestry Centre’s International Centre for Research in Agroforestry division in Africa.

Because of problems related to overpopulation, lack of sustainable and arable land, decrease in plot sizes, depleted natural resources and urbanisation, the current condition of agricultural systems in Africa should undergo revitalisation, transformation and improvement in policies and governance. By effectively implementing effective programmes, African livelihood can benefit from the agricultural sector.