Africa's future food & nutrition security: Impacts under different climate, trade & pol

Ensuring people in Africa have the right amounts and the right kinds of food to support healthy lifestyles is increasingly challenging. Climatic and population pressures will only exacerbate these challenges. But with proactive policies to support appropriate agricultural production and international food trade, future food and nutritional security should be attainable without compromising other sustainability goals.

Drawing on recent GCRF-AFRICAP research, Richard King (Chatham House) and Prof Jennie Macdiarmid (University of Aberdeen) consider some of the major challenges and potential nutritional outcomes associated with different mid-century climate and policy scenarios in Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. Participants are invited to share their perspectives on what this means for food system and trade policy throughout the region. The event closes with a response from Prof Simba Sibanda (FANRPAN) and an audience Q&A, facilitated by the event co-chairs, Prof Caroline Orfila (University of Leeds) and Prof Yun Yun Gong (University of Leeds).

For more GCRF-AFRICAP seminars on food systems and climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa, visit the GCRF-AFRICAP website at https://africap.info.