As the world, let alone Africa, grapples with food shortages, a more than 70-year-old organisation has been at the forefront of engaging countries and individuals in the development of food security and agriculture.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) turned 76 recently.

In the programme this week, we look at what FAO is and how involved the organisation has been in the food security and agriculture sector, as a whole.

We hear anecdotes of FAO’s work in Africa and beyond…

As the world, let alone Africa, grapples with food shortages, a more than 70-year-old organisation has been at the forefront of engaging countries and individuals in the development of food security and agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) turned 76 recently. In the programme this week, we look at what FAO is and how involved the organisation has been in the food security and agriculture sector, as a whole. We hear anecdotes of FAO’s work in Africa and beyond…

A programme that talks about agriculture and its development in Africa.

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