Africa Misconceptions

Unpacking the misconceptions about Africa’s food imports

Sub-Saha­ran Africa’s spi­ral­ing food import bill—which stood at $43 bil­lion in 2019—has attract­ed mount­ing atten­tion as a wor­ri­some trend. For years, many pun­dits have won­dered why Africa seems increas­ing­ly unable to feed itself, despite hav­ing much of the world’s remaining