Yvonne and Alice talk about a suggestion by Harvard Professor Calestous Juma that Africa could become an exporter of food rather than an importer in one generation.
This week's question:
Which of these is a staple crop in Kenya?
a) rice
b) maize
c) wheat
Listen out for the answer in the programme.
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Farming in Africa
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Vocabulary
- agriculture
farming
- self-sufficient
able to provide everything you need, especially food, without the help of other people
- staple crop
plant grown for food considered essential part of a country's diet
- food secure
referring to a situation when people could live without hunger or fear of starvation
- modernisation
to update something
- thinking big
having large ambitions
- political will
how politicians can make something happen if they want to
- abundant
more than enough
