Africa: COVID-19 crisis revives food security debate, IITA expert favours increased domestic production (The News Chronicle) 

The News Chronicle (Nigeria) published an article on the pathway to achieving food security in sub-Saharan Africa, a debate currently being revived following the effect of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic on food security. dependency on international trade is risky as the international food commodity market is thin with fewer sellers. The 2011 Global Food Policy Report says only five countries supply 84% of the world’s maize and 85% rice exports and 63% of the world’s wheat exports. For example, in 2009, seven African countries relied on Thailand for over 96% of their rice imports.