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Crowdfunding African agriculture gains pace 

Africa’s vast lands have for a long time not been exploited for agricultural production. In fact, 61% of the world's unused arable land is found in Africa. Little effort is being made to exploit this vast resource to feed the continent. On the flip side, the Food and Agriculture Organization says 239 million people in the region were undernourished as of 2018. 

Since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, these chronic food crises have been driven by a variety of factors, including economic shocks, climate, and conflict, according to Brookings Institute. …

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