June 2022

Investment Targets for Food System Transformation in Africa

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022NGIAdminAgricultural Transformation, Agrifood, Food System, Hunger, Investment, Transformation

Africa Food System Investment Targets by Steven Were Omamo and Alexander Mills Africa’s cereal yields are stagnant. Food imports are surging. Hunger is on the march again across the continent. The need for large and sustained investment in Africa’s food systems could not be more urgent. But at what scale and intensity? In 2016, the […]

Food System Performance Benchmarks

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022NGIAdminCrisis, Food System, Humanitarian, Hunger, Transformation

Analysis with the NGI Index and related variables yields benchmarks for assessing food system performance based on indicator levels associated with “low hunger” as represented by a Global Hunger Index score of 9. Poor performance relative to the yield benchmark (see below) helps explain why so many African countries are struggling to meet their food needs.