Zero hunger in Africa

This chapter describes how the Brazilian Fome Zero programme inspired African countries and their regional institutions in the fight against hunger. The international community recognized the efforts made by African countries in working towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). From 1990–92 to 2015, 12 countries achieved MDG 1c of halving the proportion of undernourished people. Despite that progress, there are still 256 million food-insecure people in Africa. Considering that context, and taking into account aggravating factors such as climate change, conflicts, and lack of access to adequate resources, the African Union (AU) reiterated its Maputo Declaration of 2003 and adopted the 2014 Malabo Declaration to end hunger by 2025. This chapter discusses actions taken since then by regional economic communities and a number of countries, and progress made in reshaping agricultural policies and investment plans to improve food security and nutrition using the Zero Hunger approach of the 2014 Malabo Declaration and Sustainable Development Goal 2.