African leaders prioritise policies to support youth and women (Financial Nigeria)

Financial Nigeria reported on a meeting of leaders from across Africa who called for countries at the United Nations Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome to transform food systems by prioritizing women and youth. They said initiatives could unlock the vast potential of the continent, especially those that empower youth and women. Senior Research Fellow and Head, Africa Region, Jemimah Njuki said, “It’s one of the key issues that we have to grapple with: how to support women smallholder farmers, how to make sure they actually have the productive resources that they need to transform food systems, how to ensure they actually have right to the land that they cultivate.” Njuki leads work on the Summit’s lever of change on gender.