Russia‐Ukraine war, the leadership question and sustainable food security in Africa

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12307705
AutoresElias C Ngwu (0000-0001-8763-2745, Department of Political Science University of Nigeria Nsukka Nigeria), Victor Chijioke Nwosumba (Funai Electric (Japan)), Vincent C Onah (0000-0003-3396-5821, Department of Political Science University of Nigeria Nsukka Nigeria, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen32
Número4
Páginas4135-4144
Fecha de publicación2024-01-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSustainable Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/sd.2881
OpenAlexW4390863182
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas19

Extant analyses identified the various channels through which the ongoing Russia‐Ukraine war is hurting Africa's aspiration toward sustainable food security. They however acknowledged that the crisis presents a viable opportunity to kickstart the process of reversing Africa's food dependence and minimizing the continent's vulnerabilities to future external food shocks. It is however feared that the well‐known leadership deficit in the continent poses significant impediment for exploiting opportunities offered by such ‘good crisis’. The international community is, therefore, called upon to help Africa to better prepare for the next crisis. Taking this as our point of departure, we argue that the onus of reversing Africa's food dependence rests squarely on Africa's political leaders and policy makers and not on any external intervention. We then propose a residual option for tackling the leadership challenge and for launching Africa on the path of sustainable food security in line with the target of SDG‐2. The study relied on qualitative descriptive analysis of both primary and secondary data

Agriculture · Biology · Development economics · Economics · Extant taxon · Food security · Geography · International community · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sustainable development · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones · Health and Conflict Studies · Law