‘Make changes or Africa will starve for next 20 years’

MORE than 38.3 million children will suffer from malnutrition over the next 20 years unless major changes in trade and aid policies are made, a research institute has warned.

Tens of millions of Africans will continue to go hungry if trends continue, and current policies will do little to improve long-term prospects, the International Food Policy Research Institute predicted in a report.

With millions already suffering from severe food shortages in the semi-arid lands along the Sahara, the report said the entire continent needed at least €250 billion in new investments to reduce hunger.