Dr Papa Seck: There is absolutely no reason why Africa cannot feed itself

Declaring
that “food independence is the most crucial of all the independences and is
even more important than political independence,” Dr Papa Seck, Director
General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) stated, “There is absolutely no
reason why Africa cannot feed itself.”



Concerning
rice, which is now the most rapidly growing food source across Africa, Dr Seck expressed
his conviction