(Source: African Development Bank Group) Speaking at a gathering on ways in which malnutrition can be eliminated by changing the agricultural and food systems, African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, said that 'boosting nutrition boosts the economy'. Malnutrition in Africa, he said, has remained unacceptably high for many decades. He cited data which shows that 58 million children under the age of 5 years were too short for their age (stunted); about 14 million weigh too little for their...
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