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Nufarmer Africa
Doing something about hunger
“O
ne of the many challenges facing South
Africa is the daily harsh reality for just too
many of our people - they go to bed hungry. On World
Food Day it is something we are all reminded of. This
should be of concern to all of us as we live in a country
where potentially enough food can be produced
to feed all of our people, “ said Kobus Steenekamp,
MD, Monsanto South Africa on World Food Day, 16
October .
“The problem is also global. Three-quarters of
the extremely poor people in the world base their
livelihoods on agriculture and other rural activities.
Creating conditions that allow these people, and
especially youth, to farm sustainably