African Youth Encouraged to Champion Food Sovereignty

The Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD) highlighted the importance of African youth collaborating to drive food sovereignty and promote agro-ecological advancement across the continent during the launch of “The 1st Thousand African Youth Summit on Food Systems and Agroecology 2024.” Minister Fitsum Assefa emphasized the need for effective agroecological practices, modern farming techniques, and sustainable food chains to ensure food security and biodiversity protection in the face of climate change. The summit, attended by participants from 45 countries, aims to address Africa’s food systems, agroecology, and productivity to achieve food sovereignty, focusing on conflict resolution, technological innovation, agro-ecological entrepreneurship, and biodiversity protection among African youth.

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