Yes, thank you Dr. Braimoh. Your well reasoned call for smart subsidies for African agriculture is convincing. But I wonder, how can policy and smart subsidies be designed to bring together food production, sustainability, and climate resilience goals? There is no guarantee, for example, that increasing productivity on some land actually saves surrounding areas from exploitation. There is no guarantee that fertilizer alone will stabilize production nor restore degraded soils and land. Can policy go beyond simple solutions, 'more fertilizer for more food', and address the complexity that exists in the African agricultural landscape, and create the future that people want?
Yes, thank you Dr. Braimoh. Your well reasoned call for smart subsidies for African agriculture is convincing. But I wonder, how can policy and smart subsidies be designed to bring together food production, sustainability, and climate resilience goals? There is no guarantee, for example, that increasing productivity on some land actually saves surrounding areas from exploitation. There is no guarantee that fertilizer alone will stabilize production nor restore degraded soils and land. Can policy go beyond simple solutions, 'more fertilizer for more food', and address the complexity that exists in the African agricultural landscape, and create the future that people want?