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Although one-third of the land in Africa is suitable for agriculture, much of the continent is dependent on imported food aid. Dr. Edward Ayensu, a leading Ghanaian agricultural development consultant, discusses how food aid from Western nations may actually help undermine the ability of African nations to become self-sufficient in food production. Factors that impede self-sufficiency, such as inadequate transportation systems and storage facilities, dependence on foreign cash crops, and marginal rainfall in many areas, are identified. Dr. Ayensu presents strategies that encourage independence through greater agricultural productivity, more efficient processing and distribution systems, and reliance on indigenous food crops.
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