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even feed them. breakfast. wheat remains scarce around the world, but could locally source to crop alternatives, plug the deficit in africa and reduce the reliance on food imports. also coming up following molly's pivot from the west to russia, was b to germany's foreign ministry. on the future of the war, angie had his best to help, which is still forcing civilians from their homes. refugees from burkina faso crossing over into ghana, forcing their hosts to wake up to a security threat. inching ever close up. ah, i'm told me all logic well, welcome to the program. with over 60 percent of the worlds on cultivated arable land, africa should not be importing most of its grain. right. 10 years ago, a wall bank reports said africa farmers can potentially grow enough food to feed

the continent and avert future food crisis. yet to day that potential is still far from being reached. in fact, the u. n. is wanting that a devastating drought in the horn of africa could worsen as a 5th consecutive rainy season is predicted to fail, or that leaves 22000000 people at risk of starvation. even in some agricultural hobbs, dw corresponded. edith can manny visited. farmers in kenya's bread basket to see how their coping with the emerging shocks. this was supposed to be a bumper harvest for jonathan ki bet. but things could not have gone worse for the king and farmer. first, the rains failed to come in much. then an infestation of army ones attacked his crop. and most recently, a violent storm flattened his entire harvest will not be having anything to it.

because if flare this from was producing a, let's the air it did that 15 preteen bath, now am projecting rebel. get that he had to fail both. now you see that gap, i double that on 10 bucks. that to and will be a serious a city us and a city us problem. kenya ranks is one of the countries with the highest food insecurity in the world as arena fed economy. the country relies almost entirely on fridays from small scale farmers like jonathan was simply can't keep up. we have been using air, and since more doff doing for me, we are not good and may be more in later men, or now we can do as a manageable whistle family on a neighboring farm. some santa lamb gets to tilling his land. the high cost of fuel has meant he can no longer afford to hire tractor. it's a lot of work with little return. he takes me to see this. he has harvest. it's not

promising to indian beans. that means mother one father. another black fear is the only one out of his throat. this year. the 65 year old is now at risk of poverty, as even his dairy business is threatened by the scarce animal feet. the impact of what's happening on the farms can already be felt in informal settlements. right? came the city, the price of maids flour, which is the staple in the country, is now retailing for close to $2.00. but for a population living in extreme poverty, that can feel like a death sentence. not was made evident in this viral video, showing a shoppers visceral reaction at a supermarket to the increased food prices on the streets. the ve with similar was the i'm you can't expect someone earning a dollar a day to buy mays flour for $2.00. children who are going to school hungry. we can't even feed them. breakfast. food security expert and minor has been critical of african governments in ability to create crop and diet diversity. her suggestion

focus on climate resilient and nature driven farming. we need to harness our resources are already we have several huge dems that have been built, but also putting money in there. investing in small initial facilities was a vision of what a building of what happens would make a huge difference in terms of food production in kenya, back in the rift valley. jonathan is already rolling out his next plans, saga, m. a more drought resistant crop with a ready market. his hopeful he'll bounce back when the rains come on the other side of the continent seeking crop alternatives could also be away forward. as wheat remains in short, supply, senegal by half of its wheat from russia and 6 percent from ukraine. but the ongoing war has hampered those imports and sent prices up. as prompted a push in the west african nation for the adoption of more locally source to serials. in this region of western senegal, most farmers cultivate millet,

a local high protein grain eaten for breakfast and supper. traditionally, farmers have kept the grain for domestic use, but now there is a push to expand production in a way that will benefit local economies and reduce reliance on wheat, regional agricultural associations and a local n g o are providing training and equipment to farmers like the gong, they sorry, they have also encouraged him to switch to organic farming mancha new younger. i'm seeing all the advantages before we were using chemical fertilizers, but it's expensive. and now i also know that it's toxic. and with the new method, there are higher yields and fewer expenses than organic fertilizers last longer in the ground and cars. and even when you have 2 types of crops, it's efficient for both swain, the improved yield has enabled the gung need to better provide for his family. the mill it sold by farmers like him,

is bought by bakeries and other businesses in the community, including buy entrepreneurs such as our di up. she is now using locally sourced millet and may is to make her fritters rather than imported wheat removal. and i'm calling for her from i couldn't go back to wrinkle clients, have started to appreciate a 1000000 fritters ovens of our lives will time known for melodic in the loop. with our tradition, i'm with them. millison mays are replaceable, heard a lot in. it's also easy to digest them wheat flour, one of them. but one big question is whether people in cities and other parts of senegal would also be happy to switch from week to cereals such as millet. many single leaves prefer wheat that gets of the type sold in this bakery. the government is encouraging bakers to use local cereals because as the price of wheat rises, so to do the subsidies that they pay, this bakery is making gradual changes. but convincing customers here remains

a challenge with bonsai among the informa. i think there's still a lack of information we're trying to sensitize people to say it's good for them. is it? and every time we explain this, it could be on the consumption increase like long as big off from one when i started a mock on it represented only 2 to 3 percent of the total sales will be for example, today it's a 20 percent. my objective is to reach 50 percent of sales for bread made with local serial work. we're not going warehouse and comfort because we'll november theorem. look on shifting away from weed to decrease food dependency is something bakers are determined to do even beyond synagogue representatives from 8 other countries in west africa recently came to dakar for the launch of a confederation of west african bakeries of a girl. luckily, the credit with the crisis in ukraine, normally we thought there's a need to find alternative solutions today, bringing bakers from west africa as a 1st year and decker every new bully. what does the need for synergy?

we want west africa to wake up if we want to make commercial exchanges. luckily, if i want banana flower for synagogue. if it is, i can import it from the ivory coast and if an ivory and wants millet flower. he will import it from niger or synagogue, but that that's the purpose. anybody and he would, i find the medieval and with the new new shields and they go off as well as whether the use of local cereals will reach its full potential, remains to be seen. eating habits are slow to change. the hope is that at some point the country will be able to reduce its reliance on imported wheat. let's bring in debbie sierra about who is a visiting research fellow at the center for environmental policy at the imperial college london. welcome to the program. now as we just heard from our report from an dot com, people love their week by get now at a time when food security is under threat, should africans consider adapting their tastes and the taste and opt for other available food crops. thank you very much. to me. thank you for having. well,

i mean diets of have evolved over time dias will always continue to evolve into the future. so the senegalese who have particular who are required to so i guess will alter their taste into the future. so it's, it's a moot question, it has to happen, and it will happen whether or not it's forced on us externally or we demanded internally, considering africa has so much arable land. why is the continent struggling to feed itself? so that's, that's about a complicated question. however, when we think about the merit of challenges, that it takes to, to be competitive, global in food and agriculture, which is of course, a $1010.00 trillion dollar proposition. there are a few things that i think will really doing well as a confidence that we just need to double down. the 1st thing is we need to bet on ourselves. no one can want a more prosperous africa,

more than africans themselves. an example is the technology for african agriculture transformation that is aligned science with public policy and private entrepreneurship. we are bringing the very best of science from around the world into countries aligned with national priorities and getting entrepreneurs to grow food, the green shoots of success, i'm beginning to show in sudan and that in the next 5 weeks season will both be self sufficient in week specifically, and so if we can extend this, these types of programs to other countries, we will start to see this, this mushrooming of prosperity across the continent. it's not one thing, it's a lot of things. another aspect is finance. we need a lot of money to come into the agrifood sector. last year, i met released $650000000000.00 in special drawing rights to countries of that $33000000000.00 was allocated to african countries. now that 33000000000 is less

than what the us, japan, china, and german individual received. so we need more innovative finance mechanisms to ensure that we have long term low cost financing to back up a lot of youth coming into value chain. we need to be able to back them, especially those focused on market creating innovation. these innovations that target non non consumption in value chains. and that know what should african governments be pushing for on the global stage to be able to achieve this? i think got to get content. i started with betting on ourselves and i think that's, that's where i'd like to african countries and african economies need to better ourselves. we have to resolve to focus on making the right choices consistently. there needs to be a alignment and public policy. national priorities, private investment, supporting private entrepreneurship. you know, you need this public sector enabled,

private sector lead transformation of the aggregate sector. if it happens when it happens, we will see a truly prosperous africa in terms of the agrifood davis here of our policy specialist with a focus on environment and agriculture in africa. thank you for speaking to us. with still in west africa, there's a growing concerned that she had as violence in molly and became a fossil, and it's repercussions are increasingly being felt in neighboring countries. the crisis has displaced more than 2000000 people in book, in a fossil with many of them. now fleeing south into ghana as the attacks continue, d w max also visited a camp hosting the refugees close to the border. suff. yes, i want to go arrived in this come in gonna early august. the poor she's cooking

will be here with me today. but at least she feels safe here. she escaped, which had children in booking of her. so when she heard this, i talks, i intensify him. sophia says her life he send a trait buck, whom we as abra, the terror as came to attack our community in burkina faso. they killed our husbands and burnt our houses. so we ran through the bushes to the neighboring towns where we got buses to gone our beetle was he bid think eliza gonna come at a border with a booking for so lick shifts comes ladies. one, i become in common. authorities estimate that around 2000 people moved here in the past year with new arrivals almost weekly. today, their fees are waiting for water to be delivered. it is hard for fi shows to provide all the necessary e as in numbers, keep rising the way they run and keep even the occluded or what they had on them

were. the only thing that they had even towards them, very difficult. the children in sleep is very difficult, so there was the need for us to intervene. and that is why we came as the head of the district. i'm a title works relentlessly to find basic support units of and red cross, i provide intense medication time or to tries to count in local community as somehow uncomfortable who they are. a fridge is settling here, man. kind of, i mean everybody in this community is worried because we don't know exactly where they are and where they come from. who knows where the terrorists will come from. one place i'd be more gunner has increased. you security presence in this region as jihad is continued to expand, the activities is porous. borders remain as subject of concern. not only for residents, their biggest threats rather is corn, but those are pretending to be civilians flee in their clutches,

coming into ghana and prepare in the groves that they can do. so fled also. she had a conflict with steve over the border to feed her children. sophia goes the by d, looking for work from surrounding farms. would you hope that ghana will remain a peaceful refuge about a little there is not enough food for us. are enough clean water and shelter. these are all problems to us. we need support on in the manner while it is generally see for the refugees in this comes, sophia is looking forward to retaining to clean up a su with the children to leave. and as the displaced book in our bay, people ponder their futures, there are similar questions about the insecurity in marley, which is the epicenter of this crisis. for a decades she had a groups have carried out. frequent attacks, destabilizing the central and northern regions of the country. i even interventions

my foreign armies have failed to put an end to the threat following a 2020 military coup in molly relations with west and partners have crumbled. the new genta embraced russia. france has withdrawn its troops after 9 years in the west african country. and the future of the un peacekeeping mission minima is now under threat with major true contributors, like germany, rethinking their involvement. we can now speak to catch a coil minister of state at germany's federal foreign office. welcome to d. w. news africa ms. coil. good. have you on the program now? how would you describe the relationship between germany and molly right now? well, good afternoon at 1st, then we are a german government willing to keep on supporting the peace process. even though we have to admit that there have been some flight troubles and

difficulties, especially between mineral smart and the government. that so far the mind government has reassured as that our presence as well come, which is definitely necessary. we need the money and government engagement to stay and help but so far it is the caves and difficulties with no smart seem to to be solved so far. we have some procedures with the rotations that seem to be working now. so hopefully we on a good way, why would you say it's so important to have stability in my lee and to suppress that you had is threat will furthermore, it's important for the people, molly, so that they can live in peace and stability. but of course, it is also a question off security for all of us also for europe is money failed,

failed state in our neighborhood, that with the stabilize the whole region. so it is, 1st of all, for the mind people that is also important for all of us. and i was in my lead turned to russia for help and it's counter terrorism operations and human rights groups. i've even accused both parties of committing atrocities. in particular, the killing of 300 civilians in the town of mora. now is it possible to achieve your goals in molly while the russian wagner group is also present all we are concerned about the cooperation with the russian troops and about the presence that since we know about a responsibility for the un mission. we'll watch this closely and it's for sure that the government has to be very careful not into any cooperation with the russian troops. the chris then the decision would be

a different one. and what would you say about the timeline for the presence of german troops? german military involvement in molly? is that ending soon or or is that long term? well, it depends on the developments and money. well, hopefully with my can reach a goal and there, and we can find some stability in the northern north of money and we are there to protect civilians. so as long as that is necessary, you will be part of the, the mission. but of course, as i said, the safety of our troops needs to be secured. if that is not the case, then the mandate that the one that i gave to our troops the also for see the stroll partial, this withdraw. if the security situation is not guaranteed any longer. okay, miss, go out to stay with us. we'll come back to you shortly,

but we want to look at what it will become of local staff. if germany decides to leave. as franz has done, we asked a miley and translator for his views on what a german withdrawal would mean for him. and he's asked us to change his name and conceal his identity. this man who calling lisman is what the foreign forces molly. almost 10 years. his latest job as an interpreter has been for the german military working with the troops out in the field. he translate local languages into english. despite wanting us to conceal his identity, he says he does not fear reprisals. the german military is well liked. utterly de la throughs, almond. in fact, the german troops are very much appreciated and now they do a job where very often representatives of the marley in state in a venture source. they are often in the nooks and crannies where the state is not

often represented on their past. we who come with the soldiers are appreciated by the population. we need them law, nissan mall, a prissy. paula will be lateral. obviously not everyone feels as warmly as, as men about the presence of german troops in molly. but he fears if they withdraw completely security especially around their base of dow could deteriorate. less are set and greek gun at the moment. it is quite calm, substitute on the body, it is a precarious comma that could unravel at any time, the bar on all sides. so with the possible departure of the germans almost, i think to day that the situation risks turning negative. thus he does all of these lear, devonie negative mo, osman is more in play than just the security of the country. if the germans go, then he will lose his job and means of supporting himself and those dependent on

him benefit. he won't particularly so if they leave us then is going to create a vacuum. vacuum that takes us away from our jobs. why will i have difficulties to feed our families? only our children who and do other things on fall. it will stay for osman. and his dependent. there is much at stake. german minister of state, katya coil is still with us. what happens to people like was a man, if germany were to pull out, do you feel responsible for them? well she'll responsible for our partners. and the reason is that we're there is the protection of the civilians. so what we just heard, that it's exactly what people tell us on the civil, our population in the north, on money around gout, they appreciate very much the presence of no smart coats than know that we're there

for that security. and so we would know that if we would leave them in this, my loan, then nobody could secure that security anymore. and now we are trying to take here . what about an option, for example, of moving german troops to another us a hell nation like nish air? is that still is that on the table? well, we are already engaged in the year and will keep doing what we do in these year. so there's no question about ending our engagement in each year, but we cannot just move troops from molly to ne, here we are doing what we have been doing and will continue it. so we are a reliable partner for new year, and the my government is responsible to, to make sure that corporation with mark keeps on working so that we can stay ok

katya, coil minister of state, germany's federal foreign office. thank you for speaking to us. you're welcome. ah, well that's it for now, but be sure to check out our other stories on d. w dot com, forward slash africa are on facebook and twitter. when i leave you with these pictures of farming across africa, more than 2 thirds of the population is involved in agriculture. even with rising prices and food shortages, they're pushing hard to feed the continent. we'll see you next time about 3 .

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