By Akani Nkuna
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has called for broader investment to climate-smart agriculture practices and a diversification of food sources to cut down on over-reliance of imports to ensure food security in the region.
“We need to invest in climate smart agriculture: drought-tolerant seed, efficient irrigation, and soil-water analytics that make farming more adaptive. We must invest in the diversification of food sources, including fisheries and aquatic foods, and strengthen local and regional value chains to reduce reliance on imports,” said Steenhuisen on Friday.
He was speaking during the last day of the three-day Ministerial Meeting of the G20 Food Security Task Force held in Somerset West. The meeting brought together ministers, deputy ministers and representatives from G20 member countries to discuss data-driven food security solutions and inclusive agricultural investments.
On Thursday, ministers convened under the Agriculture Working Group to harness and advance agriculture cooperation priorities and
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