"With the global population approaching 9.6 billion by 2050, huge demands will be placed on states and the environment to provide sufficient food. Already, leaders are searching for solutions to a series of global challenges unprecedented in scale and complexity. Food insecurity, malnutrition, climate change, rural poverty and environmental degradation are at the top of the list. Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change threats because both supply-side and demand-side challenges are putting additional pressure on an already fragile food production system." (Quoted from article)