John Dumelo who is a well know Ghanaian actor, entrepreneur, politician and Farmer privileged to be part of the speakers to talk on Agriculture on the African Continent at Sahara sparks in Tanzania.
In Mr Dumelo’s speech as he wrote on his social media handle, he made mention of the need for Africans to change the style of our farming if we are ready to compete with the other continents.
Furthermore, he also said that we should be able to grow much food’s as needed in order to reduce the level at which we import foods from other countries and also addressed on the need for us to consume what we grow here in Africa.
He said
“We need a technological approach to achieve the agricultural revolution. We can’t compete with the West with our cutlass and hoe lifestyle. We talk about food security on the African continent but we are not ready to take risks. Risks that will see our lands being turned into major food baskets. Africa has the worlds largest arable land, yet we import food worth billions of dollars each year. About 60 percent of our land is uncultivated and by 2025, Africa will be importing $110bn worth of food. It’s time for us to cash in on that. Let’s start growing and stop importing. Let’s shift our focus to maximizing output and consuming what we grow. It’s time for us to change the narrative. It’s time for Africa. Enough of the talks…enough of the statistics, let’s get to work!”.
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