Gilbert Ekugbe takes a cursory look at how scientific innovation and digital technologies can put an end to hunger in Africa and the rest of the world
There is no gain saying that Nigeria and many African countries face acute food insecurity as over 98 million out of the 155 million people pushed into acute food insecurity in 2020 were Africans according to Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) report.
At least, every 2 out of 3 people facing acute food insecurity are on the African continent with conflict or economic shocks often related to Covid-19 along with extreme weather are pushing millions of people into hunger net.