Africa's agricultural sector must be developed in order to address food security issues

"With food security now on the global agenda, the world is turning to African agriculture as the answer to the question of how we feed the future," an editorial in Tanzania's "Daily News" states. The editorial highlights the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), held in Arusha last month, and notes, "The forum decided that in order to come up with concrete action plans for developing the continent's agricultural sector, smallholder farmers have a crucial role to play and thus should be at the center of all key decisions." For example, improving infrastructure, such as roadways, can help smallholder farmers more easily bring their products to market, the editorial notes (10/24).