500 litres of water are required to produce 1kg of beef 40% of the unemployed in Africa are young people 16% of Africa's land is arable, the largest share in the world Rate of youth inactivity in North Africa is 62% and 42% in sub-Saharan Africa The Congo basin is shared by 11 ...
Rice production was a key driver of primary sector performance: efforts under the Rice Initiative in recent years boosted the share of rice in total grain production from 27.8 percent in 2007 to 33.5 percent in 2009. Primary sector performance also reflected a recovery in cotton production, which...