Under this title a book was published earlier this year. This book examines Africa’s current food system and future challenges for food security over the next 25 years. In 2050 the African continent will be home to a quarter of the world’s population. The analysis presented in this book clearly shows that the African food system needs to transform at a much faster pace to ensure that the people it serves are food secure. This book contains case studies that focus on country-specific challenges in Egypt, Ethiopia, Senegal and Zimbabwe. It has three sections on challenges, threats and opportunities. Individual chapters address a wide range of topics including climate change, water security, farm sizes, crop yields, conservation trade-offs, food prices, trade, conflict and structural change. The book concludes by discussing key pathways to improve Africa's food system and food security for the decades ahead.
The editors, Michiel de Haas and Ken Giller, are willing to present the main findings during this seminar. This will be followed by a reflection and discussion.
Date: Thursday 27 November 2025, 16.30 h.
Place: WUR campus (to be announced)
Organized by: SKOV and Ipso-Facto
Michiel de Haas is Assistant Professor of Economic and Environmental History at Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands.
Ken E. Giller is Emeritus Professor of Plant Production Systems at Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands.
More info: https://www.wur.nl/en/show/seminar-skov-and-ipso-facto-pathways-to-africa-food-security-challenges-threats-opportunities-towards-2050.htm
