Afrikanerne skal spise noget andet end ris, eller selv dyrke mere af den eftertragtede fødevare.
IRINnwes:
The organizers of a week-long African Rice Congress in Bamako, capital of Mali, say African countries can decrease hunger and save millions of dollars if they wean themselves off rice imports and increase local production.
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Experts favour a “drastic” move away from rice to native grains.
– Rice used to be reserved for special days, like religious holidays, baptisms, weddings and popular celebrations. But today, across Mali, rice is prepared every day, Bintou Diallo, the head of a women’s rice-growing cooperative, told IRIN.
Conference organizers estimate that 40 percent of the rice consumed annually in Africa is imported – about 10 million tons.
African countries need to feed the growing appetite for rice without imports, said Mali’s Prime Minister, Modibo Sidibé.
– We must reverse the trend. I remain convinced that the salvation of Africa will come from agriculture. Africa can and must feed itself, and export more rice. This will require the adoption of policies to stop imports, he said.
