Ensuring Africa’s Food Security by 2050: The Role of Population Growth, Climate-Resilient Strategies, and Putative Pathways to Resilience
Foods,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(2), P. 262 - 262
Published: Jan. 15, 2025
Africa
is
grappling
with
severe
food
security
challenges
driven
by
population
growth,
climate
change,
land
degradation,
water
scarcity,
and
socio-economic
factors
such
as
poverty
inequality.
Climate
variability
extreme
weather
events,
including
droughts,
floods,
heatwaves,
are
intensifying
insecurity
reducing
agricultural
productivity,
availability,
livelihoods.
This
study
examines
the
projected
threats
to
in
Africa,
focusing
on
changes
temperature,
precipitation
patterns,
frequency
of
events.
Using
an
Exponential
Growth
Model,
we
estimated
from
2020
2050
across
Africa’s
five
sub-regions.
The
analysis
assumes
a
5%
reduction
crop
yields
for
every
degree
warming
above
historical
levels,
minimum
requirement
225
kg
cereals
per
person
year.
change
critical
factor
systems,
average
temperature
increase
approximately
+0.3
°C
decade.
By
2050,
total
required
meet
2100-kilocalorie
adult
equivalent
day
will
rise
558.7
million
tons
annually,
up
438.3
2020.
We
conclude
that
current
systems
unsustainable,
lacking
resilience
shocks
relying
heavily
rain-fed
agriculture
inadequate
infrastructure
technology.
call
transformation
through
policy
reform,
technological
structural
changes,
solutions
proven
methods
increasing
take
needs
communities
into
account.
Language: Английский
The Role of Urban Planning in Strengthening Urban Food Security in Africa: Insights from Lesotho, Zimbabwe and South Africa
Urban Forum,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 18, 2025
Abstract
This
paper
critically
examines
how
urban
planning
influences
food
security
in
the
rapidly
urbanizing
landscapes
of
Africa,
focusing
on
Lesotho,
Zimbabwe,
and
South
Africa.
These
countries,
with
their
distinct
challenges
developmental
contexts,
provide
a
comparative
framework
for
understanding
pivotal
role
addressing
issues.
The
presents
several
core
aspects
systems:
integration
agriculture,
effectiveness
distribution
networks,
impact
spatial
inequalities
access,
potential
collaborative
governance
to
sustain
systems.
analysis
reveals
that
despite
varying
degrees
infrastructure
economic
conditions,
commonalities
exist
faced.
Key
findings
suggest
proactive,
innovative
planning,
tailored
specific
socio-economic
contexts
each
country,
can
significantly
enhance
security.
Strategic
recommendations
are
proposed,
advocating
comprehensive
reforms
prioritise
system
resilience,
equitable
land
use,
infrastructural
investment.
study
contributes
studies
sustainable
development
by
demonstrating
integrated
targeted
policy
interventions
resilience
equity
Language: Английский