A new report indicates that several agricultural technologies which have been used successfully in China’s rural areas are appropriate for Africa and could be used to help the continent better feed its population. The report is to be published in full in August by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation but one section, written by a group from Stellenbosch University in South Africa says, reports SciDevNet, that “the Chinese government’s investment in rural economies is now paying huge dividends. The country can feed its 1.3 billion people despite only nine percent of its land being arable, and it provides food security for 20 percent of the world’s population.“ A key difference between China and Africa, the report notes, is that the former has shared finances between rural and urban areas, while in Africa most government money goes to urban areas.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 30 July 2009.
Filed under: World news
Tags: Africa, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, agricultural technology, China, food, population, rural economies, South Africa, Stellenbosch University
July 31st, 2009 at 9:03 pm
China has been generous and very big country where so many people lives in. Their help to other countries in Africa can be very-veerry helpful and it can decrease the health problems in Africa because naturally help problems are result of bad-unhealthy foods.