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COVID-19: No easy fix for food security challenges in Africa
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- Delivering Growth and Opportunity
- Barnaby Fletcher
COVID-19: No easy fix for food security challenges in Africa
Barnaby Fletcher, Control Risks’ lead analyst for Southern Africa, speaks with Halima Aden and Rose Mumanya, two of our researchers based in Nairobi, to discuss the growing threat of food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. This is part of a regular series of podcasts exploring the impact of COVID-19 on this dynamic, but vulnerable, region.
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