Kalibata demands action on food security

KIGALI - Agriculture Minister, Agnes Kalibata, has called for concrete action in making food security a reality on the continent. Addressing a four-day intergovernmental committee of experts meeting in Kigali yesterday, the Minister said it was time for Africa to put words into action, by reflecting on mistakes that were committed in agriculture several years ago. “Words don’t feed people, conferences don’t feed people. It is the actions that we get out of those words that feed people,” Kalibata told delegates from over twelve African countries. She added that, although farmers in Africa are engaged in food production, they lack enough machinery and enough fertilizers to ensure food security.